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intersex /in·ter·sex/ (in´ter-seks) 1. hermaphrodite. 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 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Intersex Symposium will explore issues surrounding the treatment of people with intersex conditions, whose bodies do not conform anatomically to conventional categories of male or female. We also found that many clinicians involved in the care of patients with intersex conditions maintain attitudes and hold beliefs that are not evidence-based and may reflect misunderstandings of predictors of quality of life outcomes. The incidence and severity of the intersex condition were correlated with the proportion of WwTW effluent in the river and the population equivalent of the WwTWs (strength of the effluent) (Jobling et al. |
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