androgen insensitivity syndrome
[ an-druh-juhn in-sen-si-tiv-i-tee sin-drohm ]
noun
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. Abbreviation: AIS
Origin of androgen insensitivity syndrome
1First recorded in 1965–70
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How to use androgen insensitivity syndrome in a sentence
And androgen insensitivity syndrome, which can cause people born with XY chromosomes (male typical) to appear feminine.
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