˜yÐÄvlog

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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 ).


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disorder of sex development1

First recorded in 1975–80
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Example Sentences

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The law exempts minors who were already receiving gender-affirming care, and allows for the treatment of “a minor born with a medically verifiable genetic disorder of sex development.â€

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And after undergoing surgery for what doctors at the time referred to as a "disorder of sex development," Weigel spent a childhood full of procedures and monitoring — and believing she had to be cautious in how she understood and explained her own body.

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The law exempts minors who were already receiving gender-affirming care, and allows for treatment of “a minor born with a medically verifiable genetic disorder of sex development.â€

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Such cases include children whose body parts have been affected by illness or trauma; children who are "born with a medically verifiable genetic disorder of sex development, such as the presence of both ovarian and testicular tissue"; and children who do not "have the normal sex chromosome structure for male or female as determined through genetic testing."

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Semenya, who was born with a Disorder of Sex Development that gives her elevated testosterone, has filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights after losing her challenge to the regulations at the Swiss Supreme Court.

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