Etymology

pseudohermaphroditism

Today it means: The condition of having internal reproductive organs / gonads that are typical of one sex, but external genitalia that is typical of the other, or that is ambiguous, which occurs for example in some people with androgen insensitivity syndrome. Full definition →

English hermaphroditism ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishhermaphrodite
  6. Englishhermaphroditism
  7. English todaypseudohermaphroditism

From pseudo- + hermaphroditism.

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