what is a hermorphadite?

Answer 1

You combined two words that mean the same. Hermaphrodite and morphadite: Someone who is born with both male and female genitalia.

Answer 2

A hermaphrodite is someone born with gender ambiguity, often having both male and female genitals, or at least some indication of both. A hermaphrodite often has XXY sex chromosomes rather than XX (female) or XY (male) or some other unusual permutation.

A hermaphrodite would correctly be either male OR female, just like the rest of us and in this day and age, the correct gender can be determined through genetic testing. The erroneous genitals can then be surgically corrected and the child given hormone treatment in much the same way as a transsexual.

It was common in the past for the parents to choose a gender, often getting it wrong from the one nature truly intended.

Answer 3

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A hermaphrodite is defined as any individual organism that possesses both male and female reproductive organs during their life span. The main advantage of hermaphroditism is the assurance of a reproductive partner. Although hermaphroditism is quite common in invertebrates and plants, it is an exceedingly rare occurrence in vertebrates. Hermaphroditism in mammals and birds are almost always a pathological condition (often leading to infertility). Only in Perciforms (fish) does hermaphroditism occur naturally and in high frequency.

Answer 4

I believe you're referring to a "hermaphrodite." It's a person who is born with both male and female genitalia and reproductive organs. For some reason, both "sets" develop in the womb (it can have to do with hormonal exposure, it's thought). There are also some creatures that are normally hermaphrodites, like earthworms; they can take on the function of either a male or a female. The name comes from the son of Hermes and Aphrodite, who, in Ovid, was loved by the nymph Salmacis so ardently that she prayed for complete union with him and as a result they were united bodily, combining male and female characteristics.

Answer 5

Did you mean: hermaphrodite
What is a hermaphrodite?

Hermaphroditism (from Hermes, Greek god associated with male sexuality + Aphrodite, Greek goddess associated with female sexuality) is an obsolete medical term (clinicians now prefer intersex) for a set of conditions characterized mainly by genitalia which are either "ambiguous" (i.e., not clearly male or female) or at odds with the subject's chromosomal gender. Depending on the specific symptoms, hermaphroditism / intersexuality may be the result of either a genetic anomaly or a hormonal excess (or deficiency) during gestation.

Answer 6

A hermaphrodite, I think you mean, is a human with both female and male genitals.
This does not mean a hermaphrodite can mate with itself, they are primarily male or female depending on which set of genitals is stronger. That would be determined and the necessary surgical adjustments carried out.
Snails on the other hand have both male and female sex organs and can reproduce without a partner, the only species that can.

Answer 7

Did you mean Hermaphrodite?

It's a term used to name a being or organism with two sexual organs in a single body. It is derived from the Greek Gods Hermes and Aphrodite. This is also present in some of the human population as a genetic abnormality.

Answer 8

I know one elderly person like that. Spent the first 14 years of life as a boy. Then an episode of appendicitis proved she was more female than male. The external male organs were removed surgically and she's living a perfectly normal life, married but no children unfortunately.

Answer 9

A "hermaphrodite" is an animal or human with both male and female reproductive organs. In Greek mythology, the union of HERmes and APHRODITE created the first hermaphrodite.

Answer 10

Hermaphrodite
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For other uses, see Hermaphrodite (disambiguation).
The 1st-century BC sculpture 'The Reclining Hermaphrodite', in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo Alle Terme in Rome
The 1st-century BC sculpture 'The Reclining Hermaphrodite', in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo Alle Terme in Rome

A hermaphrodite is an organism that possesses both male and female sex organs.[1] In many species, hermaphroditism is a common part of the life-cycle, particularly in some asexual animals and some plants. Hermaphroditism is sometimes considered sexual reproduction, not asexual reproduction. Generally, hermaphroditism occurs in the invertebrates, although it occurs in a fair number of fish, and to a lesser degree in other vertebrates.

Historically, the term hermaphrodite has also been used to describe ambiguous genitalia and gonadal mosaicism in individuals of bisexual species, especially human beings.

Recently, intersex has been used and preferred by many such individuals, encouraging medical professionals to use the term.[2] However, others with the condition do not like the connotations and misunderstanding of the word "intersexed" and thus prefer to use hermaphrodite instead.