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virilization
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vir·il·i·za·tion  (vîr-l-zshn)
n.
Development of male secondary sexual characteristics.
viril·ize (--lz) v.
virilization, virilisation [ˌvɪrɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the development of adult male physical characteristics in a female or a young boy
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Noun1.virilization - the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)virilization - the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
masculinisation, masculinization, virilisation
growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
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Labioscrotal fusion and increased anogenital ratio (ratio of AGD to anoclitoral distance) was reported in three female infants with virilizing congenital adrenal hyperplasia (Callegari et al.
Anogenital distance from birth to 2 years: a population study by Thankamony, Ajay; Ong, Ken K.; Dunger, David B.; Acerini, Carlo L.; Hughes, Leuan A. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Adults with hormone-secreting ACCs usually present with Cushing's syndrome alone (45%), or a mixed Cushing's and virilizing syndrome with overproduction of both glucocorticoids and androgens (25%).
A woman with long-standing hypertension diagnosed with metastatic ... by Alikhan, Mir A.; Pikul, Frank J.; Toth, Peter P. / Journal of Applied Research
LCTs of the testis are frequently hormonally active, leading to either feminizing or virilizing syndromes.
An in-depth look at Leydig cell tumor of the testis by Agha, Osama M. Al-; Axiotis, Constantine A. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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