Sex

1 Used for
2 See for
3 Broader Terms
4 Narrower Terms
5 Related Terms
6 Scope Note
7 Facts

Used for

gender

See for

sex selection of fetus

Broader Terms

reproduction

Narrower Terms

female, gender difference, male

Related Terms

reproductive system

Scope Note

totality of characteristics of reproductive structure, functions, phenotype, and genotype, differentiating the male from the female organism; do not confuse with the act of sex, which is indexed with SEX BEHAVIOR.

Facts

Sex refers to an individual's gender classification: male or female
Sex (gender) is being determined by the chromosomes in the human cell.
Sex as sexual activity is a form of physical intimacy that may be directed to reproduction, spiritual transcendence, and/or to the enjoyment of any activity involving sexual gratification.

Post Topic About Sex

user navigation

This page was last modified on 20 April 2007, at 21:37. This page has been accessed 31,255 times.

About Health Encyclopedia

SteadyHealth.com Encyclopedia is a service who provides descriptions and explanations of health related terms. Initially, information in the encyclopedia is mostly generated by artifical intelligence. However link relations between terms are edited by human experts. Thus, every user is encouraged to add non-existent terms in the encyclopedia or to edit parts generated by artifical intelligence(robot). Do NOT edit or delete parts which are not explicitly marked with following label: (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate). You're free and encouraged to write additional information for any term. To do so, you should first create an account by clicking on the link in the upper right corner. Once you're registered and logged in you may proceed to adding new encyclopedia terms or editing existing one.

More details about adding and editing pages you can find here:

Disclaimer
Some parts of the SteadyHealth.com Encyclopedia are generated by artifical intelligence algorithm. Those parts may not represent actual meaning of the encyclopedia term since artifical intelligence algorithm is not 100% accurate. Generated parts are marked with following label: (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate). SteadyHealth.com is not liable for accuracy of information provided in the Health Encyclopedia.