Ambiguous Genitalia

genitalia /gen·i·ta·lia/ (jen″ĭ-tāl´e-ah) [L.] the reproductive organs.

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ambiguous genitalia  genital organs with characteristics typical of both male and female, as seen in hermaphroditism and some types of pseudohermaphroditism.

external genitalia  the reproductive organs external to the body, including pudendum, clitoris, and female urethra in the female, and scrotum, penis, and male urethra in the male.

indifferent genitalia  the reproductive organs of the embryo prior to the establishment of definitive sex.

internal genitalia  the reproductive organs within the body, including ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, and vagina in the female, and testes, epididymides, ductus deferentes, seminal vesicles, ejaculatory ducts, prostate, and bulbourethral glands in the male.

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ambiguous genitalia

Etymology: L, ambigere, to go around

genitals that are not normal and morphologically typical of either sex, as occurs in pseudohermaphroditism.

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Ambiguous Genitalia

External genitalia that are undifferentiated, indistinct or discordant with the genotype

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ambiguous genitalia

Endocrinology♂ or ♀ external genitalia that are undifferentiated, indistinct or discordant with the genotype. See Hermaphroditism, Intersexuality.