eunuchoidism

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[yoo-nuh-koi-diz-uhm] / ˈju nə kɔɪˌdɪz əm /

noun

Pathology.

1. a hormonal condition in males characterized by a lack of fully developed reproductive organs and the manifestation of certain female sex characteristics, such as a high voice or reduced facial and body hair, resulting from a lack of androgens.

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Etymology

Origin of eunuchoidism

First recorded in 1920–25; eunuchoid + -ism

Example Sentences

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eunuchoidism

Related to acquired eunuchism is the condition of eunuchoidism, the eunuchs which were so born from their mother's womb.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman M.D.

Hirschfeld emphasizes the fact that neither hermaphroditism nor eunuchoidism is commonly associated with homosexuality, and that a large proportion of the cases of transvestism, as defined by him, are heterosexual.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion by Havelock Ellis