Klinefelter, Harry Fitch (1912–1990), American physician. Klinefelter specialized in endocrinology and rheumatology. Klinefelter's syndrome was described in 1942.
Medical Dictionary
Klinefelter's syndrome
noun Kline·fel·ter's syndrome \ˈklīn-ˌfel-tərz-\
Medical Definition of KLINEFELTER'S SYNDROME
: an abnormal condition in a male characterized by two X chromosomes and one Y chromosome, infertility, smallness of the testes, sparse facial and body hair, and gynecomastia
Biographical Note for KLINEFELTER'S SYNDROME
Variants of KLINEFELTER'S SYNDROME
Kline·fel·ter's syndrome also Kline·fel·ter syndrome \-tər-\
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