Turner, Henry Hubert (1892–1970), American endocrinologist. Turner practiced internal medicine privately and served as a consulting endocrinologist and chief of a metabolic clinic at a university hospital in Oklahoma. He described Turner's syndrome in 1938.
Medical Dictionary
Turner's syndrome
noun Tur·ner's syndrome \ˈtər-nərz-\
Medical Definition of TURNER'S SYNDROME
: a genetically determined condition that is typically associated with the presence of only one complete X chromosome and no Y chromosome and with characteristics including a female phenotype, underdeveloped and usually infertile ovaries, absence of menstrual onset, short stature, excess skin about the neck, cubitus valgus, aortic coarctation, and a low hairline on the back of the neck
Biographical Note for TURNER'S SYNDROME
Variants of TURNER'S SYNDROME
Tur·ner's syndrome or Tur·ner syndrome \-nər-\
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