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'''Hermaphroditism''' is the presence of both sets of [[sex]]ual [[organ]]s in an organism. This occurs naturally in some animals, or may be an abnormality present at birth in a species in which it is not normal.
'''Hermaphroditism''' is the presence of both sets of [[sex]]ual [[organ]]s in an organism. This occurs naturally in some animals, or may be an abnormality present at birth in a species in which it is not normal.
The latter instance of abnormality occurs in humans at exceedingly rare interval; the individuals in question are generally not able to reproduce through [[sexual intercourse]]. [[Sigmund Freud]] held that all people were hermaphrodites while in the [[womb]], and that this stage affected human [[psychology]] permanently. This view is contradicted by modern medical understanding of the process, however.
[[Category:Biology]]
[[Category:Biology]]