Definitions

1. noun

A practice of removing or changing a person’s sexual characteristics, especially those associated with being intersex or having a non-binary gender identity, in order to align with societal expectations of sex or gender.

“The controversy surrounding homodermy has led to a reevaluation of the medical treatment of intersex individuals.”

2. verb

To perform the practice of homodermy on a person.

“The doctor was accused of homoderming her patient without their consent.”