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androgyny
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androgyny /an·drog·y·ny/ (an-droj´ĭ-ne)
1. sexual ambiguity, either physical or psychological.
2. female pseudohermaphroditism.androg´ynous
an·drog·y·ny (n-drj-n)
n.
1. Female pseudohermaphroditism.
2. The condition of having both masculine and feminine characteristics, as in appearance, attitude, or behavior.
an·drogy·nous (-ns) adj.
androgyny
Androgeny Psychiatry A combination of ♀ and ♂ corporal, mental or behavioral characteristics in a person. See Transvestite.
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