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female pseudohermaphroditism

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female pseudohermaphroditism,
a form of the congenital gonadal disorder in which ovaries are present, irrespective of the condition of the external genitals. See also pseudohermaphroditism.

female pseudohermaphroditism
Endocrinology A type of intersex, in which the ovaries and müllerian derivatives are normally developed, and the anatomical ambisexuality is limited to the external genitalia–ie, 2 ovaries and a 46,XX genotype; FP is most often caused by congenital adrenal hyperplasia. See Intersex disorder.


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