| Sxs | serological sex-specific [antigen] |
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| XO | presence of only one sex chromosome; xanthine oxidase |
| XX/XY | sex karyotypes |
| sextan | Denoting a malarial fever the paroxysms of which recur every sixth day, counting the day of the episode as the first; i.e., with a four-day asymptomatic interval. Origin: L. Sextus, sixth (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sextans | 1. A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as. 2. <astronomy> A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant. Origin: L. See Sextant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sextant | 1. <mathematics> The sixth part of a circle. 2. An instrument for measuring angular distances between objects, used especially. at sea, for ascertaining the latitude and longitude. It is constructed on the same optical principle as Hadley's quadrant, but usually of metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic sight, and its arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a circle. See Quadrant. 3. <astronomy> The constellation Sextans. Box sextant, a small sextant inclosed in a cylindrical case to make it more portable. Origin: L. Sextans, -antis, the sixth part of an as, fr. Sextus sixth, sex six. See Six. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sextary | Origin: L. Sextarius the sixth part of a measure, weight, etc, fr. Sextus sixth, sex six. An ancient Roman liquid and dry measure, about equal to an English pint. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sextic | <mathematics> A quantic of the sixth degree. Origin: L. Sextus sixth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sextile | <astronomy> Measured by sixty degrees; fixed or indicated by a distance of sixty degrees. Origin: F. Sextil, fr. L. Sextus the sixth, from sex six. See Six. <astronomy> The aspect or position of two planets when distant from each other sixty degrees, or two signs. This position is marked thus: <8star/. Origin: Cf. F. Aspect sextil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sexton | An under officer of a church, whose business is to take care of the church building and the vessels, vestments, etc, belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the church, such as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc. <zoology> Sexton beetle, a burying beetle. Origin: OE. Sextein, contr. Fr. Sacristan. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sextoness | A female sexton; a sexton's wife. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sexual | Of or pertaining to sex, or the sexes; distinguishing sex; peculiar to the distinction and office of male or female; relating to the distinctive genital organs of the sexes; proceeding from, or based upon, sex; as, sexual characteristics; sexual intercourse, connection, or commerce; sexual desire; sexual diseases; sexual generation. <biology> Sexual dimorphism, the condition of having one of the sexes existing in two forms, or varieties, differing in colour, size, etc, as in many species of butterflies which have two kinds of females. <botany> Sexual method, the selective preference of one sex for certain characteristics in the other, such as bright colours, musical notes, etc.; also, the selection which results from certain individuals of one sex having more opportunities of pairing with the other sex, on account of greater activity, strength, courage, etc.; applied likewise to that kind of evolution which results from such sexual preferences. "In these cases, therefore, natural selection seems to have acted independently of sexual selection." (A. R. Wallace) Origin: L. Sexualis, fr. Sexus sex: cf. F. Sexuel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sexual abstinence | Refraining from sexual intercourse. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sexual and gender disorders | Mental disorders related to sexual dysfunction, paraphillias, and gender identity disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sexual deviation | A sexual practice that is biologically atypical, considered morally wrong, or legally prohibited. See: bestiality, pedophilia. Synonym: sexual perversion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sexual dimorphism | The somatic differences within species between male and female individuals that arise as a consequence of sexual maturation; inclusive of, but not restricted to, the secondary sexual characters. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sexual dwarfism | Dwarfism with normal sexual development. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sexual generation | Reproduction by conjugation, or the union of male and female cells, as opposed to asexual generation. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Ratio, Sex, Ratios, Sex, Sex Ratios
Synonyms : Gonadal Sex Reversal
Synonyms : SRY Sex-Determining Region Protein, Testis-Determining Factor, SRY Sex Determining Region Protein, Sex Determining Region Y Protein
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Synonyms : Postpartum Abstinence, Abstinence, Postpartum, Abstinence, Sexual
| sexual perversion |
perversion: an aberrant sexual practice that is preferred to normal intercourse
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| sexual reproduction |
reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete
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| sexually |
with respect to sexuality; "sexually ambiguous" by sexual means; "reproduce sexually"
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| sexuality |
sex: the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"
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| sexually transmitted disease |
venereal disease: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
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| sex | six people considered as a unit |
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| sex | a set of six similar things considered as a unit |
| sex | six performers or singers who perform together |
| sex | an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects |
| sex | United States poet (1928-1974) |
| sex | having six units or components |
| sex | the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one |
| sex | involved in a sexual relationship |
| sex | having or involving sex |
| sex | of or relating to or characterized by sexuality |
| sex | abstaining from sexual relations |
| sex | a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat |