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virilism
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vir·il·ism  (vîr-lzm)
n.
The presence of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female.
virilism [ˈvɪrɪˌlɪzəm]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Med the abnormal development in a woman of male secondary sex characteristics
virilism
1. the early development of secondary masculine characteristics in a male.
2. the appearance of secondary masculine characteristics in a female. — virility, n.
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Noun1.virilism - the development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy)
sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristic - those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other


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