"sex characteristic" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something
subtypes:
- primary sex character, primary sex characteristic, primary sexual characteristic - the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)
- secondary sex character, secondary sex characteristic, secondary sexual characteristic - the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
- virilism - the development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy)
same as: sex character, sexual characteristic