pseudohermaphrodite
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An individual that has the external genitalia of one sex, but the internal sex organs of the other.
noun
A flower that has become functionally unisexual by the suppression of either stamens or pistils.
adj
Having external genitalia of one sex, but the internal sex organs of the other.
Example Sentences
- "In the case described by Recasens himself of a pseudohermaphrodite woman there was a formation of testicular appearance on the labia majora; but its histological examination demonstrated that this was not a gonad, but a glandular mass of a nature which defied diagnosis."
- "The chief psychologic and psychiatric problems encountered in the adrenogenital syndrome are those associated with the sex orientation of untreated and undiagnosed pseudohermaphrodite women (33)."
- "However, prostate cancer does not appear to occur in a cohort of pseudohermaphrodite men in whom 5-alpha reductase is absent."
- "They form one group of the pseudohermaphrodite men mentioned above: their prostate glands remain in the pre-pubertal state, and never become cancerous."
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English hermaphrodite English pseudohermaphrodite From pseudo- + hermaphrodite.
Inflected Forms
pseudohermaphrodites (plural)
pseudo-hermaphrodite (alternative)