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English
Etymology
From andro- + -pathy.
Noun
andropathy (plural andropathies)
- (very rare) Any disease that only affects men.
2012, M. Briggs, Progress in Hormone Biochemistry and Pharmacology, page 262:Effects on male reproductive function Examination of potential LHRH- and agonist-induced antifertility effects in the male became the subject of intense interest, particularly on the basis of their anti-reproductive properties in the female and the general inability of these compounds to significantly ameliorate various types of clinical andropathy (hypospermia, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, etc.)
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