intersex
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[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈɪn.tə.sɛks/
- (US) IPA (key): /ˈɪn.tər.sɛks/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: in‧ter‧sex
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- (singular) Intersex is when a human or animal is born with genitals of both genders. The word is more commonly applied to humans.
- Depending on the type of intersex condition, corrective surgery may be performed on infants.