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intersex

[ in-ter-seks ]

/ ˈɪn tərˌsɛks /

Biology

noun

an individual having reproductive organs or external sexual characteristics of both male and female.

adjective

noting or relating to such an individual; intersexual.

Origin of intersex

First recorded in 1915–20; back formation from intersexual

usage note for intersex

See gender¹.

Words nearby intersex

intersectional, intersectional feminism, intersectionality, interseptal, intersession, intersex, intersexual, interspace, interspecies, interspecific, intersperse

Example sentences from the Web for intersex

Now that the public is aware of your intersex status, do you fear that will change your relationship with him?

Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All |Aurora Snow |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I feel like I have this opportunity to turn this into something good and teach people about intersex.

Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All |Aurora Snow |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ignorance about the existence of persons with intersex conditions is hardly limited to the religious.

Intersexuality and God Through the Ages |Candida Moss |November 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The truth is that intersex just might be the silver bullet in the culture wars about sex and gender.

Intersexuality and God Through the Ages |Candida Moss |November 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The power of intersex bodies is their ability to disrupt social norms.

Intersexuality and God Through the Ages |Candida Moss |November 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for intersex

intersex

/ (ˈɪntəˌsɛks) /

noun

the condition of having characteristics intermediate between those of a male and a female

an individual, esp a person, exhibiting such physiological characteristics Compare gynandromorph, hermaphrodite (def. 1), hermaphrodite (def. 2)