DSD

See also: Dsd and D.S.D.

English

Noun

DSD (plural DSDs)

1. Initialism of disorder of sex development.
   • 2015, Claire Ainsworth, ‘Sex redefined’, Nature, volume 518, number 7539:

     A DSD called congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), for example, causes the body to produce excessive amounts of male sex hormones; XX individuals with this condition are born with ambiguous genitalia (an enlarged clitoris and fused labia that resemble a scrotum).

Proper noun

DSD

1. Initialism of Defence Signals Directorate: an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information security (INFOSEC).

See also

• ASIO
• ASIS
• DIGO
• DIO
• ONA

Anagrams

• D. D. S., D.D.'s, D.D.S., DD's, DDS, DDs