Macroorchidism

Macroorchidism

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Macroorchidism means having abnormally large testes commonly attributed with fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form and second most common genetic cause of mental retardation.

External links

* [http://www.fragilex.org/html/macroorchidism.htm Article from the National Fragile X Foundation]
* [http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ghr/glossary/macroorchidism Definition from the National Library of Medicine]
* [http://ibis-birthdefects.org/start/frafact.htm A series of articles about Macroorchidism and Fragile X syndrome]


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