androgen insensitivity syndrome

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androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) n. an X-linked (see sex-linked) disorder in which the body does not react to androgens because of structural abnormalities in androgen receptors. complete AIS (formerly known as testicular feminization syndrome) the most extreme form of AIS, in which there is a fully female body appearance with breast development and a short vagina (but no uterus; testes are present internally). Psychosexuality is female orientated. partial AIS a form of AIS that becomes most obvious at puberty, with poor development of male genitalia and breast development.

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