| adrenal hermaphroditism | Altered appearance of the genitalia due to disorders of adrenocortical function, most often female virilization; not an example of true hermaphroditism. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bilateral hermaphroditism | True hermaphroditism with an ovotestis on both sides. (05 Mar 2000) |
| male hermaphroditism | More correctly designated as male pseudohermaphroditism, as the term is commonly used; however, it may designate an instance of true hermaphroditism in which overt bodily characteristics are predominantly male. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hermaphroditism | <biology> The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one individual. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dimidiate hermaphroditism | A form in which a testis is present on one side and an ovary on the other. Synonym: dimidiate hermaphroditism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse hermaphroditism | Pseudohermaphroditism in which the external genitalia are characteristic of one sex and the gonads are characteristic of the other sex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| true hermaphroditism | Hermaphroditism in which both ovarian and testicular tissue are present. Somatic characteristics of both sexes are present; also called true intersex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| false hermaphroditism | A condition in which the gonads are of one sex but one or more contradictions exist in the morphologic criteria of sex. Female pseudohermaphroditism is a form in which the affected individual is a genetic and gonadal female with partial masculinization. Male pseudohermaphroditism is a form in which the affected individual is a genetic and gonadal male with incomplete masculinization. (12 Dec 1998) |
| unilateral hermaphroditism | Hermaphroditism in which the doubling of sex characteristics occurs on one side only: ovotestis on one side and either ovary or testis on the other. (05 Mar 2000) |
| female hermaphroditism | More correctly female pseudohermaphroditism, as the term is commonly used; however, it may designate true hermaphroditism, in which overt bodily characteristics are predominantly female. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral hermaphroditism | A form in which a testis is present on one side and an ovary on the other. Synonym: dimidiate hermaphroditism. (05 Mar 2000) |