her|maph|ro|dit|ism

her|maph|ro|dit|ism
her|maph|ro|dit|ism «hur MAF ruh dy TIHZ uhm», noun.
Biology. the condition of a hermaphrodite; union of the two sexes in the same individual.

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  • pseu|do|her|maph|ro|dit|ism — «SOO doh hur MAF ruh dy TIHZ uhm», noun. an appearance of hermaphroditism, as that due to a malformation of the external genitals: »pseudohermaphroditism, in which a boy or girl has the external sex characteristics of the opposite sex (Newsweek) …   Useful english dictionary

  • her — ad·her·ence; ad·her·en·cy; ad·her·end; co·her·en·cy; co·her·ent; co·her·er; dis·her·it; dis·in·her·i·son; ex·her·e·da·tion; ex·her·i·date; her·a·bol; her·a·cle·an; her·a·cle·um; her·a·cli·te·an·ism; her·ald·ist; her·ald·ry; her·a·path·ite;… …   English syllables

  • maph — chi·maph·i·la; her·maph·ro·dism; her·maph·ro·dit·ic; her·maph·ro·dit·ish; her·maph·ro·dit·ism; sper·maph·y·ta; her·maph·ro·dite; her·maph·ro·dit·i·cal; her·maph·ro·dit·i·cal·ly; …   English syllables

  • dit — ad·dit·a·ment; ban·dit; ban·dit·ry; chon·dro·dit·ic; de·dit; dit·o·kous; dit·tan·der; dit·ta·ny; dit·tay; dit·to·graph; dit·tog·ra·phy; dit·tol·o·gy; dit·y·len·chus; ex·pe·dit·er; ex·tra·dit·able; gle·dit·sia; her·e·dit·a·ment;… …   English syllables

  • hermaphroditism — her·maph·ro·dit·ism …   English syllables

  • hermaphrodite — her•maph•ro•dite [[t]hɜrˈmæf rəˌdaɪt[/t]] n. 1) pat an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present 2) dvl an organism, as an earthworm or plant, having normally both the male and female organs of generation 3) a person or… …   From formal English to slang

  • hermaphroditism — The presence in one individual of both ovarian and testicular tissue; i.e., true h.. SYN: hermaphrodism. adrenal h. altered appearance of the genitalia due to disorders of adrenocortical function, most often female virilization; not an example of …   Medical dictionary

  • pseudohermaphroditism — A state in which the individual is of an unambiguous gonadal sex ( i.e., possesses either testes or ovaries) but has ambiguous external genitalia. Cf.:steroid 5α reductase. SYN: false hermaphroditism. female p. [MIM*264270] p. with skeletal and… …   Medical dictionary

  • Hermaphroditism — Her*maph ro*dit*ism, n. (Biol.) The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one individual …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

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