pseudohermaphroditism

noun

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.

OriginEnglish hermaphroditism ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

nounpseudohermaphroditism (countable and uncountable, plural pseudohermaphroditisms)

plural pseudohermaphroditisms

  1. countableuncountableThe 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishhermaphrodite
  6. Englishhermaphroditism
  7. Englishpseudohermaphroditism

From pseudo- + hermaphroditism.

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Translations

Catalan pseudohermafroditisme
  • pseudohermafroditismehaving different internal and external sexual organs
French pseudo-hermaphrodisme
  • pseudo-hermaphrodismehaving different internal and external sexual organs
Romanian pseudo-hermafrodism
  • pseudo-hermafrodismhaving different internal and external sexual organs
Cite this entry
APA

pseudohermaphroditism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudohermaphroditism

MLA

“pseudohermaphroditism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudohermaphroditism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudohermaphroditism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudohermaphroditism.

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