Intersex Definition

ĭntər-sĕks
noun
An individual having anatomical characteristics that are neither typically male nor typically female.
Webster's New World
The condition of being intersexual.
American Heritage Medicine

Any of a variety of conditions (in a dioecious species) whereby an individual has characteristics of both sexes.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Intersexual.
American Heritage Medicine

(of an individual) Intersexed, having characteristics of both sexes.

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Other Word Forms of Intersex

Noun

Singular:
intersex
Plural:
intersexes

Origin of Intersex

  • From German Intersexe; corresponding to inter- + sex.

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Intersex Sentence Examples

  • Intersex states may also be caused by a condition called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, which occurs in about one out of every 5,000 newborns.

  • Treatment of intersex states is controversial.

  • Some people are critical of this approach, including intersex adults who were operated on as children.

  • This is not common among the intersex population.

  • A good example of this, which will be discussed elsewhere on this site, is the intersex condition, five alpha reductase deficiency.

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