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sex medical definition
noun
- The property or quality by which organisms are classified as female or male on the basis of their reproductive organs and functions.
- Either of the two divisions, designated female and male, of this classification.
- Females or males considered as a group.
- The condition or character of being female or male; the physiological, functional, and psychological differences that distinguish the female and the male.
- The sexual urge or instinct as it manifests itself in behavior.
- Sexual intercourse.
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