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Stein–Leventhal syndrome

noun Stein–Lev·en·thal syndrome \ˈstīn-ˈlev-ən-ˌthäl-\

Medical Definition of STEIN-LEVENTHAL SYNDROME

Biographical Note for STEIN-LEVENTHAL SYNDROME

Stein, Irving Freiler (1887–1976), and Leventhal, Michael Leo (1901–1971), American gynecologists. Stein and Leventhal published the first description of polycystic ovary syndrome in 1935.

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