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her⋅maph⋅ro⋅dit⋅ism

  [hur-maf-ruh-dahy-tiz-uhm]
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–noun
the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
Also, her⋅maph⋅ro⋅dism  [hur-maf-ruh-diz-uhm] .

Origin:
1800–10; hermaphrodite + -ism
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her·maph·ro·dism   (hər-māf'rə-dĭz'əm)   
n.  Variant of hermaphroditism.
her·maph·ro·dit·ism   (hər-māf'rə-dī-tĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. An anomalous condition in humans and animals in which both male and female reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics are present in the same individual.

  2. The presence of both male and female reproductive organs in a plant or animal, as in an earthworm or a monoecious plant.

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Main Entry: her·maph·ro·dism
Pronunciation: (")h&r-'maf-r&-"diz-&m
Function: noun
: HERMAPHRODITISM
Hermaphroditus /(")h&r-"maf-r&-'dIt-&s,/ Greek mythological character.Hermaphroditus was the son of Hermes and Aphrodite and renowned for his beauty. A fountain nymph became enamored of him and asked the gods to unite her with him in one body. The result was a creaturewho was half man and half woman.

Main Entry: her·maph·ro·dit·ism
Pronunciation: (")h&r-'maf-r&-"dIt-"iz-&m
Function: noun
: the condition of being ahermaphrodite called also hermaphrodism —her·maph·ro·dit·ic /(")h&r-"maf-r&-'dit-ik/ adjective
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hermaphroditism her·maph·ro·dit·ism (hər-māf'rə-dī-tĭz'əm)
n.
The presence of both ovarian and testicular tissue in an individual.

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