pseudohermaphroditism

pseudohermaphroditism

English

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ hermaphroditism

Noun

pseudohermaphroditism (countable and uncountable, plural pseudohermaphroditisms)

1. A condition in which an individual has the internal reproductive organs of one sex but the external genitalia of the other.

Usage notes

• Intersex is now the generally preferred term for humans.

Related terms

• pseudohermaphroditic
• pseudohermaphrodite

Translations

having different internal and external sexual organs

Catalan: pseudohermafroditisme m French: pseudo-hermaphrodisme m

Romanian: pseudo-hermafrodism n

See also

• hermaphroditism
• intersex