hermaphroditism
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(hĕr″maf′rŏ-dīt″izm )
[hermaphrodite + -ism]
A condition in which both ovarian and testicular tissue exist in the same individual, occurring rarely in humans.
SYN: SEE: disorder of sex development; SEE: hermaphrodism
SEE: intersex
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(hĕr″maf′rŏ-dīt″izm )
[hermaphrodite + -ism]
A condition in which both ovarian and testicular tissue exist in the same individual, occurring rarely in humans.
SYN: SEE: disorder of sex development; SEE: hermaphrodism
SEE: intersex
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