See Also: FRANK-MARRIAGE, English law(law)
frank-marriage(medicine)
FRANK-ALMOIGN, old English law(law)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
BOROUGH ENGLISH, English law(law)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
testicular(dictionary)
Testicular(medicine)
testicular veins(medicine)
testicular microlithiasis(medicine)

testicular feminization (medicine) and FRANK-MARRIAGE, English law (law)


testicular feminization (medicine)


testicular feminization


A condition, due to lack of cellular receptors for testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, in which the subject is phenotypically female but lacks nuclear sex chromatin and is of xy chromosomal sex. The uterus and tubes are absent or rudimentary, and the gonads are typically testes and may be abdominal or inguinal in position. The incomplete form is marked by partial fusion of the labioscrotal folds and clitoromegaly, and at puberty, variable feminization and partial virilization may both take place.


FRANK-MARRIAGE, English law (law)


FRANK-Marriage, English law. It takes place, according to Blackstone, when lands are given by one man to another, together with a wife who is daughter lands are given by one man to another, together with a wife who is daughter or kinswoman of the donor, to hold in frank-Marriage. By this gift, though or kinswoman of the donor, to hold in frank-Marriage. By this gift, though nothing but, the word frank-Marriage is expressed, the donees shall have the nothing but, the word frank-Marriage is expressed, the donees shall have the tenements to them and the heirs of their two bodies begotten that is, they tenements to them and the heirs of their two bodies begotten that is, they are tenants in special tail. It is called frank or free Marriage, because are tenants in special tail. It is called frank or free Marriage, because the donees are liable to no service but fealty. This is now obsolete, even the donees are liable to no service but fealty. This is now obsolete, even in England. 2 Bl. Com. 115. in England. 2 Bl. Com. 115.