Pseudohermaphroditism
[soo-doh-hur-maf-ruh-dahyt] /ˌsu doʊ hɜrˈmæf rəˌdaɪt/
noun
1.
an individual having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics resembling those of the other sex or being ambiguous in nature.
Compare hermaphrodite (def 1).
pseudohermaphrodite
/ˌsjuːdəʊhɜːˈmæfrəˌdaɪt/
noun
1.
an organism with the congenital condition of having the organs of reproduction of one sex and the external genitalia, usually malformed, of the opposite sex Compare hermaphroditism
pseudohermaphroditism pseu·do·her·maph·ro·dit·ism (sōō’dō-hər-māf’rə-dī-tĭz’əm)
n.
A state in which an individual possesses the internal reproductive organs of one sex while exhibiting some of the external physical characteristics of the opposite sex. Also called false hermaphroditism.
pseudohermaphrodite pseu·do·her·maph·ro·dite (sōō’dō-hər-māf’rə-dīt’)
n.
A person exhibiting pseudohermaphroditism.
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