Medical terminology · Endocrinology
Sexual Infantilism
MeSH — National Library of Medicine · Retrieved 2026-10-13
The permanent lack of SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT in an individual. This defect is usually observed at an age after expected PUBERTY.
Reference details
- MeSH descriptor
- D050035
- Vocabulary edition
- 2026
- Tree positions
- C12.050.351.875.253.309.631; C12.200.706.316.309.631; C12.800.316.309.631; C16.131.939.316.309.631; C19.391.119.309.631; C19.391.482.814
Scope and definition
The permanent lack of SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT in an individual. This defect is usually observed at an age after expected PUBERTY.
Entry terms and synonyms
Sexual Infantilism
Infantilism, Sexual
Genital Infantilism
Infantilism, Genital
Classification tree positions
C12.050.351.875.253.309.631
C12.200.706.316.309.631
C12.800.316.309.631
C16.131.939.316.309.631
C19.391.119.309.631
C19.391.482.814
Sources and reuse
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