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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·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·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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