virilization


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
virilization /vɪrɪlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ (or virilisation /ˌvɪrɪlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/)
noun Medicine the development in a female (or precociously in a boy) of male physical characteristics, typically as a result of excess androgen production.
– derivatives
virilism noun.
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