hermaphroditism
1. showing characteristics of both sexes • Syn: androgyny, bisexuality • Derivationally related forms: bisexual (for: bisexuality), androgynous (for: androgyny), androgenous (for: androgyny) • Hypernyms: sex, gender, sexuality 2. congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics • Syn: hermaphrodism • Hypernyms: birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality
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