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INTERSEX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does intersex mean?
• INTERSEX (noun)
The noun INTERSEX has 1 sense:
1. one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Familiarity information: INTERSEX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
androgyne; epicene; epicene person; gynandromorph; hermaphrodite; intersex
Hypernyms ("intersex" is a kind of...):
bisexual; bisexual person (a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes)
Context examples
It is characterized by the presence of congenital nephropathy (diffuse mesangial sclerosis), Wilms tumor, and intersex disorders.
(Denys-Drash syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
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