DSD

plural DSDs

1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of disorder of sex development.

   A DSD called congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), for example, causes the body to produce excessive amounts of male sex hormones; XX individuals with this condition are born with ambiguous genitalia (an enlarged clitoris and fused labia that resemble a scrotum).

   2015, Claire Ainsworth, “Sex redefined”, in Nature, volume 518, number 7539

2. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of difference of sex development.

   Differences of sex development (DSD) describes a group of conditions that occur early in pregnancy in which sex development is not typical. It was previously known as “intersex”. Some people with DSDs are raised as female but have XY sex chromosomes and blood testosterone levels in the male range.

   2024 August 3, Daniel Boffey, Sean Ingle, “IOC puts out correction after president Thomas Bach confuses gender issues”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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