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MALE INTERSEX [1 record]

Record 1 1981-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genitourinary Tract
DEF

A genetic and gonadal male with incomplete masculinization.

CONT

If, however, gonads of only one type are seen, the patient is called a male or female pseudo-hermaphrodite, depending on whether the gonads are testes or ovaries, respectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil génito-urinaire
DEF

Homme pseudo-hermaphrodite cryptorchide à caractères extérieurs féminins, mais dont le scrotum est soudé et la verge se termine par un gland perforé.

CONT

(Pseudo-hermaphrodismes) La plupart des pseudo-hermaphrodites masculins qui ont été l'objet d'études cytogénétiques sont des XY et chromatine négative.

Spanish

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