Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An intersexual individual.
- noun The condition of being intersexual.
- adjective Intersexual.
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- noun Any of a variety of conditions (in a
dioecious species) whereby an individual has characteristics of bothsexes . - noun biology, zoology An individual with an any of these conditions.
- adjective
Intersexed , having characteristics of both sexes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Etymologies
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Examples
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Those unfamiliar with the term "intersex" may still recognize the term "hermaphrodite" -- a single human possessing both male and female genitalia -- which is one variety of intersexuality.
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Their newborn had a noticeably large clitoris, a tell-tale sign of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) - the most common of the conditions grouped together under the term intersex or disorders of sexual development (DSD).
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Their newborn had a noticeably large clitoris, a tell-tale sign of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) - the most common of the conditions grouped together under the term intersex or disorders of sexual development (DSD).
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This is a rare disorder and the term intersex describes a wide variety of conditions including both the obvious and subtle symptoms.
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Their newborn had a noticeably large clitoris, a tell-tale sign of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) - the most common of the conditions grouped together under the term intersex or disorders of sexual development (DSD).
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Their newborn had a noticeably large clitoris, a tell-tale sign of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) - the most common of the conditions grouped together under the term intersex or disorders of sexual development (DSD).
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Their newborn had a noticeably large clitoris, a tell-tale sign of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) - the most common of the conditions grouped together under the term intersex or disorders of sexual development (DSD).
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Their newborn had a noticeably large clitoris, a tell-tale sign of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) - the most common of the conditions grouped together under the term intersex or disorders of sexual development (DSD).
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Their newborn had a noticeably large clitoris, a tell-tale sign of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) - the most common of the conditions grouped together under the term intersex or disorders of sexual development (DSD).
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Their newborn had a noticeably large clitoris, a tell-tale sign of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) - the most common of the conditions grouped together under the term intersex or disorders of sexual development (DSD).
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