Gynandroid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Gynandroid is an adjective meaning Seeming to have both male and female attributes.
Meaning
Seeming to have both male and female attributes.
More Meanings
- Synonym of pseudohermaphrodite.
Example Sentences
Unfortunately there were no genetic markers in the parents producing these gynandroids.
Pozzi has recently described an example which he removed from a pseudohermaphrodite (a gynandroid) aged thirty.
Gynandroid males have in addition to the male set of external genitalia, one or more reproductive appendages resembling a short ovipositor sheath or even a sting.
Auvray (Revue de gynéc. et de chir. abd., April, 1912) writes about a gynandroid or pseudo-hermaphrodite woman aged 72, who died of intestinal obstruction after refusing surgical aid.
Word Forms
- gynandroids
Synonyms for gynandroid
Depending on context, synonyms include pseudohermaphrodite.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gynandromorph, gynecoid, gynophore, gynocentric, gynae, gynecia.
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