definitions

pseudohermaphrodite

[ soo-doh-hur-maf-ruh-dahyt ]
/ ˌsu doʊ hɜrˈmæf rəˌdaɪt /

noun

an individual having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics resembling those of the other sex or being ambiguous in nature.Compare hermaphrodite(def 1).

Nearby words

pseudogeusesthesia, pseudogeusia, pseudogout, pseudohematuria, pseudohemophilia, pseudohermaphrodite, pseudohermaphroditism, pseudohernia, pseudohyperparathyroidism, pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophy

Origin of pseudohermaphrodite

First recorded in 1890–95; pseudo- + hermaphrodite

Related forms

pseu·do·her·maph·ro·dit·ic [soo-doh-her-maf-ruh-dit-ik] /ˌsu doʊ hərˌmæf rəˈdɪt ɪk/, adjectivepseu·do·her·maph·ro·dit·ism [soo-doh-hur-maf-ruh-dahy-tiz-uh m] /ˌsu doʊ hɜrˈmæf rə daɪˌtɪz əm/, pseu·do·her·maph·ro·dism [soo-doh-hur-maf-ruh-diz-uh m] /ˌsu doʊ hɜrˈmæf rəˌdɪz əm/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for pseudohermaphrodite

pseudohermaphrodite

/ (ˌsjuːdəʊhɜːˈmæfrəˌdaɪt) /

noun

an organism with the congenital condition of having the organs of reproduction of one sex and the external genitalia, usually malformed, of the opposite sexCompare hermaphroditism

Derived Forms

pseudohermaphroditism, noun
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Medicine definitions for pseudohermaphrodite

pseudohermaphrodite

[ sōō′dō-hər-măf′rə-dīt′ ]

n.

A person exhibiting pseudohermaphroditism.
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