pseudohermaphroditism

pseudohermaphroditism /pseu·do·her·maph·ro·dit·ism/ (-her-maf´ro-dit-izm?) a state in which the gonads are of one sex, but one or more contradictions exist in the morphologic criteria of sex. In female p., the individual is genetically female and has female gonads (ovaries) but has significant male secondary sex characters. In male p., the individual is genetically male and has male gonads (testes) but has significant female secondary sex characters.

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pseu·do·her·maph·ro·dit·ism (sd-hr-mfr-d-tzm)

n.

A state in which an individual possesses the internal reproductive organs of one sex while exhibiting some of the external physical characteristics of the opposite sex. Also called false hermaphroditism.

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pseudohermaphroditism

a state in which the gonads are of one sex but one or more contradictions exist in the morphological criteria of sex. In female pseudohermaphroditism, the individual is a genetic and gonadal female with partial masculinization; in male pseudohermaphroditism, the individual is a genetic and gonadal male with incomplete masculinization. Pseudohermaphroditism is not to be confused with hermaphroditism, in which the individual possesses both ovarian and testicular tissue.