pseudohermaphroditism

Questions

What does pseudohermaphroditism mean?

The condition of having internal reproductive organs / gonads that are typical of one sex, but external genitalia that is typical of the other, or that is ambiguous, which occurs for example in some people with androgen insensitivity syndrome.

Where does pseudohermaphroditism come from?

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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hermaphroditism English pseudohermaphroditism From pseudo- + hermaphroditism.

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