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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, 2021
  • Subject self-identification re: masculine/feminine.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The assemblage of properties that distinguish people on the basis of the societal roles expected for the two sexes.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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