hermaphroditism

[ hur-maf-ruh-dahy-tiz-uh m ]

/ hɜrˈmæf rə daɪˌtɪz əm /

the condition of being a hermaphrodite.

Also her·maph·ro·dism

[hur-maf-ruh-diz-uh m] /hɜrˈmæf rəˌdɪz əm/.

Origin of hermaphroditism

First recorded in 1800–10; hermaphrodite + -ism

In other words, humanity begins its existence in a state of hermaphrodism.

History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present |Peter Charles Remondino
Hermaphrodism in man is always pathological, extremely rare, and when it exists nearly always incomplete.

The Sexual Question |August Forel
Such cases are not examples of hermaphrodism, but of incomplete embryological differentiation.

The Sexual Question |August Forel
Thus it is difficult to class animals according to their manner of reproduction; hermaphrodism is another block.

The Natural Philosophy of Love |Remy de Gourmont

The most strongly marked and most complicated forms of hermaphrodism are found in mollusks, and chiefly in gasteropodes.

The Natural Philosophy of Love |Remy de Gourmont

hermaphroditism

[ hər-măf′rə-dī-tĭz′əm ]

The presence of both ovarian and testicular tissue in an individual.