This SciShow video reviews several intersex traits in humans and several patterns of hermaphroditism in animal species. At different times in the video, the host describes this phenomenon as a “condition,” “disorder,” and “variation”. You may wish to discuss the impact of these word choices with your students.
Editor’s note: The term "hermaphrodite" is appropriate for referring to non-human animals with sex characteristics that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies. For humans, “intersex” is the appropriate term—learn more here!