See Also: adiposis orchica(medicine)
adiposis(medicine)
adiposis cerebralis(medicine)
adiposis dolorosa(medicine)
adiposis universalis(medicine)
adiposis tuberosa simplex(medicine)

compromising (oh) and adiposis orchica (medicine)


compromising (oh)



proving that you have done something morally wrong or embarrassing, or making it seem as if you have done so
compromising position/situation
::The doctor was found in a compromising position with a nurse (=having sex with her) .
compromising letter/photograph/picture etc
::A large number of compromising letters fell into the hands of investigators.

adiposis orchica (medicine)


adiposis orchica -->
dystrophia adiposogenitalis


A disorder characterised primarily by obesity and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in adolescent boys; dwarfism is rare, and when present is thought to reflect hypothyroidism. Visual loss, behavioural abnormalities, and diabetes insipidus may occur. Frohlich's syndrome often is used synonymously for this disorder, although the original case involved a pituitary tumour; most cases are thought to result from hypothalamic dysfunction in areas regulating appetite and gonadal development. The most common causes are pituitary and hypothalamic neoplasms.

Synonym: adiposis orchica, adiposogenital degeneration, adiposogenital dystrophy, adiposogenital syndrome, hypophysial syndrome, hypothalamic obesity with hypogonadism.

Origin: L. Fr. G. Dys-, bad, + trophe, nourishment