intersexual

intersexual definition - medical

in·ter·sex·u·al (ĭnˌtər-sĕkˈsho͞o-əl)

adjective
Having both male and female characteristics, including in varying degrees reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics, as a result of an abnormality of the sex chromosomes or a hormonal imbalance during embryogenesis.

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