hermaphroditism (redirected from false hermaphroditism)

her·maph·ro·dit·ism  (hr-mfr-d-tzm) also her·maph·ro·dism (-r-dzm)

n.

1. An anomalous condition in humans and animals in which both male and female reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics are present in the same individual.

2. The presence of both male and female reproductive organs in a plant or animal, as in an earthworm or a monoecious plant.

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hermaphroditism

the presence on an individual body of both male and female sex organs. Also called androgynism, gynandrism, gynandry. — hermaphrodite, n. — hermaphroditic, adj.

See also: Body, Human

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hermaphroditism - congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics hermaphrodism birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder - a defect that is present at birth
	2.	hermaphroditism - showing characteristics of both sexes androgyny, bisexuality sexuality, gender, sex - the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"