Perisex
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Dyadic; endosex; not intersex. not-comparable
"A person born with Swyer syndrome has XY chromosomes, like a typical perisex boy might."
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More examples"A person born with Swyer syndrome has XY chromosomes, like a typical perisex boy might."
Etymology
From peri- (“about, around, near, surrounding”) + sex, coined as an alternative to dyadic around November 2014 by "Mod H" of the Tumblr blog actuallyintersex.
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