Meaning of DSD | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of disorder of sex development.
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2. Initialism of Defence Signals Directorate: an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information security (INFOSEC).
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3. Initialism of difference of sex development.
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4. Initialism of Discover Scuba Diving.
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Examples

“A DSD called congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), for example, causes the body to produce⟳ excessive amounts of male sex hormones; XX individuals with this condition are born with ambiguous genitalia (an enlarged clitoris and fused labia that resemble⟳ a scrotum).”

“Differences of sex development (DSD) describes a group of conditions that occur⟳ early in pregnancy in which sex development is not typical. It was previously known as “intersex”. Some people with DSDs are raised as female but have⟳ XY sex chromosomes and blood testosterone levels in the male range.”

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