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Descriptor
English
:
Pseudohermaphroditism
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Seudohermafroditismo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Pseudo-Hermafroditismo
Tree Number:
C12.706.842.316.627
C13.351.875.842.316.627
C16.131.939.842.316.627
C19.391.775.316.627
Definition
English
:
A condition of sexual ambiguity in which the individual (pseudohermaphrodite) possesses gonadal tissue of one
SEX
but exhibits external
PHENOTYPE
of the opposite
sex
.
Female
pseudohermaphroditism
is an individual with XX karyotype, normal development of OVARIES and internal reproductive tract, but with ambiguous or virilized external
GENITALIA
.
Male
pseudohermaphroditism
is characterized by the presence of a
Y CHROMOSOME
and TESTES, but the genital tract and external
genitalia
are ambiguous or completely
female.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
use check tag for genetic
sex
History Note
English
:
73; was see under HERMAPHRODITISM 1963-72
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
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psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
ultrastructure
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
11983
Unique Identifier:
D011545
Occurrence in VHL
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