disorder of sex development

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disorder of sex development

noun disorders of sex development

  1. A medical condition whereby the development of chromosomal or anatomical sex is in some way atypical; an intersex condition. Recently, growing patient and parental concerns about the stigma associated with the term intersex, along with advances in treatment and diagnosis, have led to the adoption of the term disorders of sex development (DSD) in its place.

    Similar: DSD

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noun condition

中文性別分化障礙 /性别分化障碍 xìngbié fēnhuà zhàng'ài

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@misc{disorder_of_sex_development_2026,
  title = {disorder of sex development},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disorder%20of%20sex%20development},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}