sex-limited
/ˈsɛksˌlɪmɪtɪd/adjective
1 Genetics. Of a genetic or phenotypic characteristic: occurring or manifesting chiefly or solely in individuals of one sex; influenced or modified by the sex of the individual.
- In early use, the term included characteristics whose genes are situated on the sex chromosomes, now more specifically called sex-linked..
2Occurring in or limited to one sex; restricted by sex.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From sex + limited.
- loculicidal
- loculose
- loculous
- loculus
- locum
- locum tenant
- locum tenency
- locum tenens
- locum tenent
- locus
- locus berry
- locus caeruleus
- locus ceruleus
- locus classicus
- locus coeruleus
- locus communis
- locus desperatus
- locus in quo
- locus paenitentiae
- locus penitentiae
- locus poenitentiae
- locus standi
- locust
- locusta
- locust bean