Pseudoarrhenia
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Pseudoarrhenia is a historical term proposed by Benda for cases of female pseudohermaphroditism. It describes individuals with female gonads who exhibit significant development of the clitoris resembling a penis and a scrotum, sometimes combined with congenital adrenal cortex tumors.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
PSEUDOARRHENIA (from the Greek pseudes—false and arrhen—male), a term proposed by Benda to designate cases of false female hermaphroditism, specifically when, in the presence of female gonads, there is significant development of the clitoris, resembling a penis, and of the scrotum, which is sometimes more or less cleft. Some cases of pseudoarrhenia are combined with congenital tumors (adenomas) of the adrenal cortex.
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“Pseudoarrhenia.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/pseudoarrhenia/