intersex

intersex /in·ter·sex/ (in´ter-seks)

1. hermaphrodite.

2. pseudohermaphrodite.

3. intersexuality.

female intersex a female pseudohermaphrodite.

male intersex a male pseudohermaphrodite.

true intersex a true hermaphrodite.

intersex

[in′tərseks′]

Etymology: L, inter + sexus, sex, gender

any individual who has anatomic characteristics of both sexes or whose external genitalia are ambiguous or inappropriate for either the normal male or female. See also intersexuality, pseudohermaphroditism.

intersex [in´ter-seks]

1. hermaphrodite.

2. pseudohermaphrodite.

3. intersexuality.

female intersex a female pseudohermaphrodite.

male intersex a male pseudohermaphrodite.

true intersex a true hermaphrodite.

intersex

1. intersexuality.

2. an animal which exhibits intersexuality.

chromosomal intersex

includes all patients whose sexual abnormalities are due to sex chromosome abnormalities.

intersex condition

where there is ambiguity in the structure of the gonads, reproductive tract or external genitalia.

gonadal intersex

patients who have a normal male or female karyotype but whose gonads do not correspond to their chromosomal sex.

phenotypic intersex

patients with normal gonadal and chromosomal sex but their sex organs in whole or in part are abnormal; their other sexual characteristics may also be abnormal.

true intersex

a true hermaphrodite.

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Chromosomes
clitoroplasty
female pseudohermaphroditism
gender reassignment surgery
gonadal dysgenesis
gynecomastia
hermaphroditism
Intersex States
intersex syndrome
Male pseudohermaphroditism
penile
preputial
pseudohermaphroditism
pure gonadal dysgenesis
sex-reversed person
sterility
syndrome
testicular
testicular feminization

It is understood that the tests are likely to reveal Semenya, who is currently training at the University of Pretoria, has an intersex status.

Semenya awaiting gender verdict; ATHLETICS by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

BODIES IN DOUBT: AN AMERICAN HISTORY OF INTERSEX offers a historical, cultural, social and medical survey of intersex in America from early to modern times and argues that medical practice cannot exist outside of broader cultural influences.

Bodies in Doubt by Internet Bookwatch

Bodies in Doubt by The Bookwatch