The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hermaphrodism
Hermaphrodism \Her*maph"ro*dism\, n. [Cf. F. hermaphrodisme.] (Biol.) See Hermaphroditism.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
hermaphrodism
1808, from French hermaphrodisme, from hermaphrodite (see hermaphrodite).
Wiktionary
hermaphrodism
n. A congenital condition in which an organism possesses the reproductive organs of both sexes.
WordNet
hermaphrodism
n. congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics [syn: hermaphroditism]