gynandry

gynandry
gyn·an·dry -'an-drē n, pl -dries HERMAPHRODITISM, INTERSEXUALITY specif the condition of the pseudohermaphroditic female in which the external genitalia simulate those of the male

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gy·nan·dry (giґ-) (jĭґnan-dre) 1. female pseudohermaphroditism. 2. hermaphroditism. 3. masculinization in a female.

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