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intersex
(redirected from intersex condition)

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in·ter·sex  (ntr-sks)
n.
An intersexual individual.
intersex [ˈɪntəˌsɛks]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology an individual with characteristics intermediate between those of a male and a female Compare gynandromorph, hermaphrodite [1]
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Noun1.intersex - one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
androgyne, epicene, epicene person, gynandromorph, hermaphrodite
bisexual, bisexual person - a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes


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The Intersex Symposium will explore issues surrounding the treatment of people with intersex conditions, whose bodies do not conform anatomically to conventional categories of male or female.
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