Medical Dictionary

1sex

noun \ˈseks\

Medical Definition of SEX

1
:  either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many species and that are distinguished respectively as male or female
2
:  the sum of the structural, functional, and behavioral characteristics of living things that are involved in reproduction by two interacting parents and that distinguish males and females
3
a :  sexually motivated phenomena or behavior b :  sexual intercourse
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