disorder of sex development

[ dis-awr-der uhv seks di-vel-uhp-muhnt ]

noun

1. any of a spectrum of conditions in which a person has reproductive organs, genitals, hormones, or chromosomal patterns that do not fall under typical definitions of male and female, especially considered in a medical context. : DSD intersex ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of disorder of sex development¹

First recorded in 1975–80