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Definition of Secondary sex characteristic
1. Noun. The genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature).
Generic synonyms: Sex Character, Sex Characteristic, Sexual Characteristic
Definition of Secondary sex characteristic
1. Noun. A feature that distinguishes the two sexes of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Secondary Sex Characteristic
Literary usage of Secondary sex characteristic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Impotence and Sterility: With Aberrations of the Sexual Function and Sex by George Frank Lydston (1917)
"Marshall and Hammond, in experiments on sheep, conclude that castration checks
horn growth (a secondary sex characteristic). Unilateral castration inhibits ..."
2. Impotence and Sterility: With Aberrations of the Sexual Function and Sex by George Frank Lydston (1917)
"... secondary sex characteristic). Unilateral castration inhibits, but does not
check horn growth. Removal of the testes without removal of the epididymes ..."
3. The Menopause, Hormone Therapy, and Women's Health by 52003012847, Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1992)
"In humans, the estrogens are formed in the ovary, adrenal cortex, testis, and
fetoplacental unit and are responsible for female secondary sex characteristic ..."
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