Disease or Syndrome
hermaphroditism
[ hur-maf-ruh-dahy-tiz-uhm ]
Definitions related to hermaphroditism:
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(hermaphrodite) Presence of both male and female gonadal tissue. (Makris S, Solomon HM, Clark R, Shiota K, Barbellion S, Buschmann J, Ema M, Fujiwara M, Grote K, Hazelden KP, Hew KW, Horimoto M, Ooshima Y, Parkinson M, Wise LD. Terminology of developmental abnormalities in common laboratory mammals (Version 2). Part B. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Aug;86(4):227-327.)CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(hermaphrodite) An organism having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Ambiguous external genitalia with both testicular and ovarian tissue present in the same individual.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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An historical term for a variety of abnormalities in sex development that lead to anomalies in the reproductive tract and/or external genitalia.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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