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pseudohermaphrodite

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pseu·do·her·maph·ro·dite  (sd-hr-mfr-dt)
n.
One that possesses the internal reproductive organs of one sex while exhibiting some of the external physical characteristics of the opposite sex.
pseudo·her·maphro·ditic (-dtk) adj.
pseudo·her·maphro·dit·ism n.
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Noun1.pseudohermaphrodite - someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth
bisexual, bisexual person - a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
Adj.1.pseudohermaphrodite - having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex
pseudohermaphroditic
androgynous - having both male and female characteristics
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I also argue that the continued use of the concept of pseudohermaphrodite (individuals with gonads of one type combined with secondary sex characteristics of a different type) is anachronistic, suggesting--wrongly--that we can know a person's true gender if we know what cells are in his/her gonads.
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