Organism Attribute
gender Audio
gen·der [ jen-der ]
Definitions related to gender:
  • Socially-constructed identity of male or female.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Subject self-identification re: masculine/feminine.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Characteristics of people that are socially constructed, including norms, behaviors, and roles based on sex. As a social construct, gender varies from society to society and can change over time. (Adapted from WHO.)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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