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pseudohermaphrodite definition
pseudo·her·maph·ro·dite (so̵̅o̅′dō hər maf′rə dīt)
noun
a person or animal having gonads of one sex while the external genital organs and secondary sex characters resemble in whole or in part those of the opposite sex
Etymology: pseudo- + hermaphrodite
Related Forms:
- pseudohermaphroditic pseu′do·her·maph′·ro·dit′ic (-rə dit′ik) adjective
- pseudohermaphroditism pseu′do·her·maph′·ro·dit′·ism′ (-rə dīt′iz′əm) noun or pseudohermaphrodism pseu′do·her·maph′·ro·dism′ (-rə diz′əm)
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