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andromimetic

adj, noun — 3 senses

andromimetic

adj

Etymology From andro- + mimetic. Literally “male mimic”.

1

Dated, Nonstandard, Rare A transmasculine individual or trans man who has not had sex reassignment surgery.

2

Biology, Natural sciences Dated, Nonstandard, Rare Imitating the biological processes of a male organism.

  • The administration of exogenous cyclic AMP was found to produce marked “andromimetic” effects on a number of enzymes...1974 March 20, D.J.B.Sutherland, R.L.Singhal, “Alterations in adenylate cyclase activity of the rat prostate gland”, in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, pages 238–249:
Derived terms
andromimetophilia

andromimetic

noun

Etymology From andro- + mimetic. Literally “male mimic”.

1

Lifestyle, Sexology, Sexuality Dated, Nonstandard, Rare A transmasculine individual or trans man.

  • An andromimetic...is the counterpart of a gynemimetic. He lives full-time as a man. If he has access to male hormone and undergoes hormonal masculinization, it is more likely than not that he will seek hysterectomy and breast removal...1988, John Money, Gay, Straight, and In-between: The Sexology of Erotic Orientation, →ISBN, page 98:
Related terms
andromimesis, gynemimesis, gynemimetophilia, transgender, trans man

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