Meaning Intersex
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A group of conditions sometimes referred to as disorders of sexual development (DSDs) in which there is a discrepancy between the appearance of the external genitalia and the type of internal (testes and ovaries) genitalia. The condition was formerly termed hermaphroditism or pseudohermaphroditism. One example of intersex is androgen insensitivity [..]
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a term used to describe a person who may have the biological attributes of both sexes or whose biological attributes do not fit with societal assumptions about what constitutes male or female. Interse [..]
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(noun) someone whose combination of chromosomes, gonads, hormones, internal sex organs, and genitals differs from the two expected patterns of male or female. In the medical care of infants the initia [..]
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A term that denotes an organism that has characteristics of both male and female
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1 the state of having sexual characteristics that do not fit the typical definition of male or femaleThough we speak of intersex as an inborn condition, intersex anatomy doesn’t always show up at birt [..]
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"one having characteristics of both sexes," 1917, from German intersexe (1915); see inter- "between" + sex (n.). Coined by German-born U.S. geneticist Richard Benedict Goldschmidt [..]
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The condition of being born with external sex organs that are not easily distinguishable as female or male. Also, later in life, the development of secondary sex characteristics that are not easily distinguishable as female or male. About one in 2,000 people is born with an intersex condition in the U.S. each year. Sometimes a female or male gender [..]
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A term used to describe a person born with reproductive systems, chromosomes and/or hormones that are not easily characterized as male or female. This might include a woman with XY chromosomes or a ma [..]
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Referring to an individual with atypical genital development and sexual differentiation that generally resembles a form intermediate between typical male and typical female genitals.
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Intersex is a term used to describe a living organism born with external sexual characteristics that have attributes of both sexes. The internal and external sex organs are neither exclusively male no [..]
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(n) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
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This term covers a range of people born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t conform with typical definitions of "male" and "female".
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People who naturally (that is, without any medical interventions) develop primary and/or secondary sex characteristics that do not fit neatly into society’s definitions of male or female. Many visibly intersex babies/children are surgically altered by doctors to make their sex characteristics conform to societal binary norm expectations. Intersex p [..]
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 People born with unidentified or misidentified genitals. Formerly inappropriately referred to as hermaphrodites, intersex people are not easily categorized as “male” or “female” because of ambiguous [..]
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People who naturally (that is, without any medical intervention) develop primary or secondary sex characteristics that do not fit neatly into society's definitions of male or female. Many visibly [..]
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An animal (usually a fish) that displays both male and female characteristics. Intersex in fish has been linked to exposure to hormone-disrupting compounds such as pharmaceuticals, personal care produ [..]
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A reproductive or sexual anatomy that does not closely resemble typical male or female reproductive or sexual anatomy, which may be related to genitalia, secondary sex characteristics, and/or chromosomal make-up; DSD replaced the outdated terms ‘hermaphrodite’; see also ‘disorders of sex development; DSD is different from trans. (QMUNITY)
Source: transhealth.phsa.ca (offline)

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a person who is born with genitals which are not male or female, but something in between. While a legitimate concern, social justice warriors spend relatively little time addressing it.
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An organism with external sexual characteristics that have attributes of both sexes.
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refers to a person who has ambiguous genitalia (not exclusively male or female).
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===Adjective=== * '''2007''', ''DNA and Cell Biology'', volume 26, issues 7–12: *: Arguably, such individuals are not female, but rather intersex. Some characteristics associated with Turner syndrome, [..]
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A general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that does not seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male (Intersex Society of North America).
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A general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't fit the typical definition of male or female.
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This is a term used to describe people born with external genitals, internal reproductive systems or chromosomes that are in-between what is considered clearly male or female. There are many different [..]
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An umbrella term used to describe a variety of conditions in which a person is born with reproductive and/or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the medical definitions of female or male.
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Intersex people are born with physical and/or genetic characteristics which are associated with more than one physical sex. They are often assigned a gender at birth based on medical and family opinio [..]
Source: ehrf.org.uk

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a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with reproductive organs, sexual anatomy or chromosomes that are not considered “standard” for either male or female
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Someone who is intersex is born with sexual anatomy, reproductive organs and/or chromosome patterns that do not fit into the typical definition of a male or female biological sex.
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Intersex is a general term for various congenital conditions where a child’s physical sex characteristics cannot be defined as belonging unambiguously to a girl or a boy. An intersex condition can be [..]
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According to the Intersex Society of North America, “a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typica [..]
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Intersex is a set of medical conditions that feature congenital anomaly of the reproductive and sexual system. That is, intersex people are born with "sex chromosomes," external genitalia, or internal reproductive systems that are not considered "standard" for either male or female. The existence of intersexuals shows that there [..]
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