intersex

intersex
Synonym of hermaphrodite.

Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.

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  • Intersex — Intersex, von verschiedenen getrenntgeschlechtigen Metazoen bekannte, meist unfruchtbare, phänotypische, abnormale sexuelle Zwischenstufe. Sie kann auf verschiedene Weise entstehen. Bei der Fruchtfliege Drosophila kommt es bei Vorhandensein von… …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • intersex — intersex. См. интерсекс. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • intersex — ● intersex nom Individu présentant des caractères d intersexualité …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • intersex — one having characteristics of both sexes, 1917, from Ger. intersexe (1915); see INTER (Cf. inter ) + SEX (Cf. sex). Coined by German born U.S. geneticist Richard Benedict Goldschmidt (1878 1958). Related: Intersexual; intersexuality …   Etymology dictionary

  • intersex — [in′tər seks΄] n. Biol. an abnormal individual having characteristics intermediate between those of male and female …   English World dictionary

  • intersex — 1. noun /ˈɪntəsɛks/ a) Any of a variety of conditions (in a dioecious species) whereby an individual has characteristics of both sexes. A Canadian believes that he has solved the diagnostic problem in human intersex. All human cells, says Dr.… …   Wiktionary

  • intersex — interseksas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Organizmas, turintis tarpinę lytinių požymių išraišką. atitikmenys: angl. intersex rus. интерсекс …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • Intersex surgery — is one of several terms referring to surgery performed to correct birth defects or early injuries of the genitalia, primarily for the purposes of making the appearance more normal and to reduce the likelihood of future problems. The recent… …   Wikipedia

  • Intersex Society of North America — The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) was a non profit advocacy group founded in 1993 by Cheryl Chase to represent the interest of intersex people.Hackford Peer, Kim (2005). Cheryl Chase Founds the Intersex Society of North America. in… …   Wikipedia

  • intersex — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1910 an intersexual individual …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • intersex — n. [L. inter, between; sexus, sex] An individual possessing both male and female characteristics; sex mosaic; see hermaphrodite …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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