Hermaphroditism having organs of both sexes in one body (this term is used primarily with animals - "monoecious" is used with plants) ...
hermaphroditism Possession of gonads of both sexes by a single (monoecious) individual.
hermaphroditism A state characterized by the presence of both male and female reproductive organs in the same animal.
hermatypic Relating to reef-forming corals.
Whether hermaphroditism is a disorder or merely an unusual condition is a matter of opinion. In most societies, the common assumption is that all people are, or at least should be, either male or female.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH; hormone deficiency; ambiguous genitalia and male pseudohermaphroditism)
Cystic fibrosis (CF; disease of lung and pancreas resulting in thick mucous accumulations and chronic infections) ...
Female pseudohermaphroditism (← links)
Brailsford-morquio disease (← links)
Chromosome 20 (← links)
Hurlers syndrome (← links)
Hurler syndrome (← links)
Bonnevie-ullrich syndrome (← links)
Forensic anthropology (← links) ...
Gonadal dysgenesis, a type of intersexuality formerly known as "True Hermaphroditism", occurs in about one percent of mammals (including humans), but it is extremely rare for both sets of sexual organs to be functional, ...
Money, J., J.G. Hampson, and J.L. Hampson, 1955. Hermaphroditism: Recommendations concerning assignment of sex, change of sex and psychological management. Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital 97:284.
Eggs are deposited in the soil and development proceeds without formation of a larval stage, a common theme in some terrestrial invertebrates. Hermaphroditism assures that any two animals that meet can mate, ...
 See also: Organ, Life, Human, Sperm, Animal
  
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