Hermaphroditism

Hermaphroditism
Hermaphroditism Her*maph"ro*dit*ism, n. (Biol.) The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one individual.

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  • hermaphroditism — hermaphroditism. См. гермафродитизм. (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.

  • hermaphroditism — /herr maf reuh duy tiz euhm/, n. the condition of being a hermaphrodite. Also, hermaphrodism /herr maf reuh diz euhm/. [1800 10; HERMAPHRODITE + ISM] * * * Condition of having both male and female reproductive organs (see reproductive system). It …   Universalium

  • hermaphroditism — The presence in one individual of both ovarian and testicular tissue; i.e., true h.. SYN: hermaphrodism. adrenal h. altered appearance of the genitalia due to disorders of adrenocortical function, most often female virilization; not an example of …   Medical dictionary

  • hermaphroditism — her maph·ro·dit·ism || hÉœr mæfrÉ™daɪtɪzm /hɜː m n. hermaphroditism, presence of both male and female sexual organs in a single organism or flower …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hermaphroditism — hermafroditizmas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Vyriškosios ir moteriškosios lyties požymių buvimas tame pačiame organizme. Kaip normalus reiškinys būdingas augalams, daugeliui bestuburių gyvūnų. Tokiame organizme gaminasi… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • hermaphroditism — hermaphrodite ► NOUN 1) a person or animal having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics. 2) Botany a plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower. DERIVATIVES hermaphroditic adjective hermaphroditism noun. ORIGIN… …   English terms dictionary

  • hermaphroditism — noun see hermaphrodite …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hermaphroditism — the variant of hermaphrodism …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • hermaphroditism — n. [Gr. hermaphroditos, combining both sexes] Possession of gonads of both sexes by a single individual; autocopulation …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • hermaphroditism — noun Having sexual organs of both sexes. See Also: hermaphrodism, hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic, pseudohermaphroditism …   Wiktionary

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