androgen insensitivity syndrome

[ an-druh-juhn in-sen-si-tiv-i-tee sin-drohm ]

noun

1. an intersex condition in which a person has the chromosomal makeup of a male, no uterus, and certain female external sex characteristics, some of which develop at puberty, due to the body’s inability to respond to androgen hormones. : AIS

Word History and Origins

Origin of androgen insensitivity syndrome¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

And androgen insensitivity syndrome,  which can cause people born with XY chromosomes (male typical) to appear feminine.

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