Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.

Annotation

usually NIM; human & animal; do not confuse with SEX DISTRIBUTION or SEX CHARACTERISTICS

obvykle NIM; u lidí a zvířat; nepleť s deskriptory DISTRIBUCE PODLE POHLAVÍ nebo POHLAVNÍ DIMORFISMUS

DUI

D012737 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0019742

History note

68

Public note

68