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gynandrism

 [gi-] , [jĭ-nan´drizm]
1. female pseudohermaphroditism.
2. hermaphroditism.
3. masculinization in a female.
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gy·nan·drism

(ji-nan'drizm, gī'nan-drizm),
A developmental abnormality characterized by hypertrophy of the clitoris and union of the labia majora, simulating in appearance the penis and scrotum. See: hermaphroditism, female pseudohermaphroditism.
[gyn- + G. anēr (andr-), man]
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gy·nan·drism

(gī-nan'drizm)
A developmental abnormality characterized by hypertrophy of the clitoris and union of the labia majora, simulating in appearance the penis and scrotum.
See: hermaphroditism, pseudohermaphroditism
[gyn- + G. anēr (andr-), man]
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