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hermaphroditism

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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.
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
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Noun1.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 sexeshermaphroditism - 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"
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explores manifestations of and attitudes towards gender pluralism in Southeast Asia from early modern times to the present, employing the term gender pluralism to denote "pluralistic sensibilities and dispositions regarding bodily practices (adornment, attire, mannerisms) and embodied desires, as well as social roles, sexual relationships, and overall ways of being that bear on or are otherwise linked with local conceptions of femininity, masculinity, androgyny, hermaphroditism, and so on.
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