n :  a variable disorder that is marked esp. by amenorrhea, hirsutism, obesity, infertility, and ovarian enlargement and is usu. initiated by an elevated level of luteinizing hormone, androgen, or estrogen which results in an abnormal cycle of gonadotropin release by the pituitary gland - called also polycystic ovarian disease , polycystic ovarian syndrome , polycystic ovary disease , Stein-Leventhal syndrome  .
 
 
 
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