Mayer-Rokitansky-ster-Hauser syndrome

noun

May·​er-Ro·​ki·​tan·​sky-Kü·​ster-Hau·​ser syndrome ˈmī-ər-ˌrō-kə-ˈtän-skē-ˈkes-tər-ˈhau̇-zər- How to pronounce Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (audio)
: a congenital disorder that is marked especially by absence of the vagina, primary amenorrhea, absent or rudimentary uterus, and morphologically normal ovaries and external genitalia and that results from arrested development of the Müllerian ducts during early embryogenesis

called also Mayer-Rokitansky syndrome, MRKH syndrome, Müllerian agenesis

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“Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Mayer-Rokitansky-K%C3%BCster-Hauser%20syndrome. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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