Kallmann syndrome

English

Etymology

From Kallmann +‎ syndrome, described in a 1944 paper by Franz Josef Kallmann, a German-American geneticist.

Noun

Kallmann syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A genetic condition characterised by a failure to start or complete puberty, and loss or alteration of the sense of smell.
    • 2025 November 13, Philip Oltermann, “Did Hitler really have a ‘micropenis’? The dubious documentary analysing the dictator’s DNA”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      Up to 10% of people with Kallmann syndrome also have a “micropenis”; more prevalent symptoms are low or fluctuating testosterone levels.
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