hermaphroditism
Americannoun
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Known as sequential hermaphroditism, the largest females turn into males.
From Washington Post
Would this do the trick: “See your doctor immediately if you experience spontaneous hermaphroditism.”
From Washington Post
The natural world offers many curiosities, but hermaphroditism—the presence of both male and female reproductive organs—may be among the most peculiar.
From National Geographic
Dreger was studying hermaphroditism at the time, focusing in particular on what men of science in late-19th-century Britain and France made of the condition.
From Washington Post
In those days he saw mostly kids with adrenogenital syndrome, the most common form of female hermaphroditism.
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