eunuchoidism

9.9

A condition in males where the testicles are missing or do not work so adult sexual traits do not develop

noun
/ˌjuːnəˈkɔɪdɪzəm/

Specialized

: eunuchoidismo

He was diagnosed with eunuchoidism after failing to develop expected secondary sexual characteristics during adolescence.

Examples

Symptoms of eunuchoidism may include reduced muscle mass and a lack of facial hair.
Hormonal therapy is sometimes prescribed to treat individuals with eunuchoidism.
He was diagnosed with eunuchoidism at a young age.
Many men with eunuchoidism experience delayed puberty.
He was diagnosed with eunuchoidism after failing to develop expected secondary sexual characteristics during adolescence.
Hormonal therapy is sometimes prescribed to treat individuals with eunuchoidism.
Symptoms of eunuchoidism may include reduced muscle mass and a lack of facial hair.

Synonyms

hypogonadism

vseunuchoidism

Specialized

1 9.9

A condition in which the sex glands do not make enough hormones, causing weak development of adult body features

is specific to males and highlights missing typical male sexual development

male hypogonadism

vseunuchoidism

Specialized

8.2

A condition in men when the testicles do not make enough sex hormones

is focused on the absent or nonfunctional testicles causing lack of male sexual development

Antonyms

virilism

Specialized

9.9

Growth of male features like more body hair and a deep voice in a woman or early in a boy

Surface Forms

eunuchoidism singular

eunuchoidisms plural

Morphology

eunuchoidism = eunuchoid (semi-transparent) = eunuch + oid + ism

Formed by adding the medical/condition suffix '-ism' to 'eunuchoid' (eunuch + '-oid'); the relation is analytically clear but uses technical combining forms that many learners may not know.

Etymology

The word eunuchoidism comes from eunuch, an old word for a man who had been made unable to father children and often served as a 'keeper of the bed', plus -oid meaning 'like', as in android, and -ism meaning 'condition'. So, eunuchoidism describes a condition where a person is 'like a eunuch' and does not develop the usual male sexual features.