Hermaphrodism

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  • noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A shortened form of hermaphroditism.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. See hermaphroditism.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A congenital condition in which an organism possesses the reproductive organs of both sexes.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics
  • Word Usage
    "Last week, Mexico's Secretariat of Health issued a warning that use of the contraceptive pill during pregnancy could raise the risk of "genital ambiguity," also known as hermaphrodism, in newborns."
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