hermaphroditism

== English == === Etymology === From hermaphrodite +‎ -ism. === Noun === hermaphroditism (countable and uncountable, plural hermaphroditisms) (biology) The condition of an organism that is able to reproduce as both male and female, either simultaneously (simultaneous hermaphroditism or cosexuality) or sequentially (sequential hermaphroditism or dichogamy). (dated, historical, now offensive) The condition of intersex people with intermediate sex characteristics or pseudohermaphroditism. ==== Usage notes ==== Intersex is now the preferred term for humans. ==== Synonyms ==== Sense of reproduction: hermaphrodism dichogamous cosexual Sense of intersex: intersex (noun) intersexuality ==== Related terms ==== hermaphrodite hermaphroditic hermaphroditical hermaphroditically pseudohermaphroditism ==== Translations ==== === See also === intersex Wikipedia article on Hermaphrodite === References ===