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Congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics
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hermaphroditism
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Word definitions for hermaphroditism in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hermaphroditism \Her*maph"ro*dit*ism\, n. (Biol.) The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one individual.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics [syn: hermaphrodism ] showing characteristics of both sexes [syn: androgyny , bisexuality ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state of having sexual organs of both the male and female sex.
Usage examples of hermaphroditism.
In those days he saw mostly kids with adrenogenital syndrome, the most common form of female hermaphroditism.
Harvey, Bartholinus, Paullini, Schenck, Wolff, Wrisberg, Zacchias, Marcellus Donatus, Haller, Hufeland, de Graff, and many others discuss hermaphroditism.
Furthermore, there was the danger of such diseases as coccidiosis, demodectic mange, bloat, and foot rot, not to mention birth defects such as sprung pasterns, pendulous udder, blind teat, leaking orifice, and hermaphroditism.