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sex-limited

 [seks-lim´ĭ-ted]
affecting individuals of one sex only.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

sex-lim·it·ed

(seks'lim-i-tĕd),
Occurring in one sex only. See: sex-limited inheritance.
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sex-limited

(sĕks′lĭm′ĭ-tĭd)
adj.
1. Occurring or appearing only in one sex. Used of a genetic character or phenotype.
2. Having a sex-limited character or phenotype.
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sex-lim·it·ed

(seks-lim'i-tĕd)
Occurring in one sex only.
See also: sex-limited inheritance
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