Two meanings: The definition of a person as male or female, based on their physical appearance and/or primary sexual characteristics. In almost all people, their sex and their gender are the same. For a minority, they differ. To engage in a sexual act.
A classification based on reproductive biology. Most people think of sex as wholly bipolar, with male and female as the only possibilities; more precisely, it is a continuum with most individuals concentrated near the poles.
a term that refers to physiology and genetics by dividing people categorically into either male or female based on physical characteristics. Sex and gender are often used interchangeably in informal usage, but each has a precise and distinct meaning. Neither sex nor gender is a re-liable predictor of a person’s sexuality or sexual orientation. Contrast GENDER.
identifies the biological differences between women and men.
The biological categories and characteristics of males and females. Compare with gender.
System of sexual classification based on biological and physical differences, such as primary and secondary sexual characteristics, forming the categories "male" and "female" as opposed to gender which is based on the social construction of the categories "men" and "women."
The physiological sex of the person, normally determined by having either XX (female) or XY (male) chromosomes.
The biological characteristics-anatomical, physiological, and genetic-that define one as a female or as a male. The sexual urge or instinct as it manifests itself in behavior. The act of sexual intercourse.
The biological characteristics that distinguish females and males.
A person's biological status as male, female, or uncertain. Depending on the circumstances, this determination may be based on the appearance of the external genitalia or on karyotyping.
Male or female. Traditionally implies gender. Anatomic(al) sex refers to the presentation of the reproductive organs. Genetic sex refers to the chromosonal makeup of the individual, normally XX or XY.
Each of the main groups (male and female) into which people are categorized on the basis of their reproductive functions. Sex includes sexual differences, instincts, desires or their manifestation.
the self reported gender of the applicant.
Sexual intercourse (coitus or having sex) or, gender or relating to it (as in sex chromosome).
(sex). The biological state of being a male or a female.
either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided; "the war between the sexes"
the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"
stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
The gender of a particular fish in a sample expressed as either male or female.
(biological sex): A classification based on reproductive physiology and identified in four main ways, including: 1) primary sex characteristics (vulva, labia, clitoris, and vagina for females; penis and scrotum for males); 2) genetic sex or chromosomes (XX for females; XY for males); 3) gonads (ovaries for females; testes for males); and 4) secondary sex characteristics (see above); a continuum with most individuals concentrated near the ends
physical plumbing or XX or XY chromosomes. There are an estimated 5 sexes by one researcher's count: Male, Merm, Herm, Ferm, and Female. Merms, Herms, and Ferms are intersexuals. Herm is a hermaphrodite with one teste and one ovary and external sex organs that are somewhere in between male and female. A Merm has testes but ambiguously-shaped genitalia. A Ferm has ovaries but ambiguously shaped genitalia. Some people are born with chromosomes opposite to their genital sex. Jamie Lee Curtis, for example, has XY chromosomes, making her chromosomally male, while she has unambiguously female genitals. In any case, sex is purely physical.
Refers to the biological characteristics that define humans as female or male. These sets of biological characteristics are not mutually exclusive as there are individuals who possess both, but these characteristics tend to differentiate humans as males and females. May also mean "sexual activity."
A person's gender Sexual activities with oneself or another person, such as masturbation, petting and vaginal, anal or oral intercourse.
Biological sex, as evidenced by chromosomes, body type, genitals, and physical characteristics.
Sex refers the biological sex of a person. Some use the terms male and female while others use what is considered the more polite or politically correct men and women. It is recommended to use the former, primarily because the terms men and women imply that only the adult population is included. [ NOTE: ‘Gender' is now the term preferred to ‘sex'. The above has been provided as it remains a parameter in common use, and defined by Statistics Canada]. Simultaneous playing of pre-recorded tape and recording of conference Concerns the ability to have one VCR playing a pre-recorded tape into the system as a video source, while simultaneously having another VCR connected and recording the videoconference in progress. This is necessary for those telemedicine programs that maintain a policy of recording all consults and which periodically use pre-recorded tapes of patient procedures or educational tapes as part of a videoconference.
The biological status of being male or female.
Used to describe the act of reproduction between males and females or a term which distinguishes between the two genders.
Biological given. Most people are born either male or female.
the sex one is assigned at birth due to the presence of whatever external sex organs. Once this determination is made, it becomes a label used for raising the child in either one gender image or another (male or female).
The biological or genetic state of maleness or femaleness determined at birth, as opposed to gender, and which is assigned primarily on the visual presence or absence of genitalia.
When used as a verb, means sexual intercourse. When used as a noun, means gender. It is usually important, both grammatically and socially, to distinguish between the verb and the noun. When the intention is sex as a noun, gender is the preferred term.
Female or Male, includes discrimination based on pregnancy.
An act, or series of acts, which are a natural part of human expressions of desire, love and affection. Or the identification of biological gender.
A satanic, foul and filthy act tolerable only if it is done between a man and a woman for reproduction. Homosexual intercourse is an abomination (see Homosexuality), although many of the biblical "fathers"; did engage in such acts and although it is practiced regularly in monasteries, particularly of the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic sects.
the genetic and physical or biological identity of a person which indicates whether one is male or female.
Biological and anatomical characteristics attributed to males and females.
some members of the quake community use salacious terms such as wood. since pre-quake days, people said they would spooge when quake was finally released. there are a number of great female quake players, including killcreek and kornelia. sadly though, female quakers and members of the community are sometimes harrassed, leading to such efforts as the green ribbon campaign
biological sexual identity or sexual intercourse.
(a) an individual's classification as male or female based on anatomical characteristics; (b) a set of behaviors (c) the experience of erotic pleasure
A term used to describe the biological and anatomical differences between females and males.
Term most commonly used to denote biologic male or female status; also, sexual intercourse.
other than having sex, one's biological assignment as male or female, or in between (see intersexual).
An individual's gender classification - male or female.
The totality of characteristics of reproductive structure, functions, PHENOTYPE, and GENOTYPE, differentiating the MALE from the FEMALE organism.
A term referring to biological aspects of being male or female: chromosomes, genitalia, hormones, and secondary sex characteristic.
Sex refers to the male and female duality of biology and reproduction, a process in biological DNA that dates back 3.5 - 4.6 billion years. Unlike organisms that only have the ability to reproduce asexually, sexed male and female pairs have the ability to produce offspring through meiosis and fertilization. The two sexes attract one another and communicate their readiness to procreate through differences in their biology.
Sex is the title of a highly-designed coffee table book written by Madonna with photographs by Steven Meisel Studio and film frames shot by Fabien Baron, released October 21 1992 by Warner Books. The book was released by Madonna as an accompaniment to her fifth studio album Erotica, which was released a day earlier (October 20 1992). The extremely controversial book featured strong adult content and softcore pornographic photographs depicting simulations of sexual acts, which included lesbianism, male homosexuality, sadomasochism, anilingus, and rape.