intersexuality

intersexuality /in·ter·sex·u·al·i·ty/ (in″ter-sek″shoo-al´ĭ-te)

1. hermaphroditism.

2. pseudohermaphroditism.

3. androgyny.intersex´ual

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intersexuality

[-sek′sho̅o̅·al′itē]

Etymology: L, inter + sexus, male or female

the condition in which an individual has both male and female anatomic characteristics to varying degrees or in which the appearance of the external genitalia is ambiguous or differs from that characteristic of the gonadal or genetic sex. See also hermaphroditism, pseudohermaphroditism. intersexual, adj.

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Hermaphroditism

A state characterised by the presence of both testicular tissue—i.e., seminiferous tubules—and ovarian tissue—i.e., follicular structures—in the same organ, yielding an ‘ovotestis,’ in which the tissues are arranged end-to-end and may be accompanied by a left-sided ovary and a right-sided testis; 60% of patients are 46 XX, 12% are 46 XY, and the remainder are mosaics

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intersexuality [in″ter-sek″shoo-al´ĭ-te]

1. hermaphroditism.

2. pseudohermaphroditism.

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intersexuality

an intermingling, in varying degrees, of the characters of each sex, including physical form, reproductive tissue and sexual behavior, in one animal, as a result of some flaw in embryonic development. See also hermaphroditism and pseudohermaphroditism.