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).

Origin of pseudohermaphrodite

First recorded in 1890–95; pseudo- + hermaphrodite

OTHER WORDS FROM pseudohermaphrodite

pseu·do·her·maph·ro·dit·ic [soo-doh-her-maf-ruh-dit-ik] /ˌsu doʊ hərˌmæf rəˈdɪt ɪk/, adjective pseu·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

Words nearby pseudohermaphrodite

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

British Dictionary definitions for pseudohermaphroditism

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 sex Compare hermaphroditism

Derived forms of pseudohermaphrodite

pseudohermaphroditism, noun

Medical definitions for pseudohermaphroditism (1 of 2)

pseudohermaphroditism
[ sōō′dō-hər-măf′rə-dī-tĭz′əm ]

n.

A state in which an individual possesses the internal reproductive organs of one sex while exhibiting some of the external physical characteristics of the opposite sex. false hermaphroditism

Medical definitions for pseudohermaphroditism (2 of 2)

pseudohermaphrodite
[ sōō′dō-hər-măf′rə-dīt′ ]

n.

A person exhibiting pseudohermaphroditism.