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perisex

perisex adjective: dyadic; endosex; not intersex.

Adjective

perisex (not comparable)

  1. Dyadic; endosex; not intersex.
    • A person born with Swyer syndrome has XY chromosomes, like a typical perisex boy might.2021, Sol Santana, Just Ash, Carolrhoda Lab

Origin of perisex

From peri- (“about, around, near, surrounding”) + sex, coined as an alternative to dyadic around November 2014 by "Mod H" of the Tumblr blog actuallyintersex.

Questions about perisex

What does perisex mean?
Perisex means dyadic; endosex; not intersex.
What part of speech is perisex?
Perisex is an adjective.

Words near perisex in the dictionary

  1. periselectivities
  2. periselectivity
  3. periselene
  4. periselenium
  5. periseptal
  6. perisex
  7. perisexual
  8. perish
  9. perish the thought
  10. Perish Trap
  11. perish'd

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