effemination
[ ĭ-fĕm′ə-nā′shən ]
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n.
The acquisition of feminine characteristics, either physiologically by women, or pathologically by persons of either sex.
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effectual, effectually, effectuate, effeminacy, effeminate, effemination, effeminize, effendi, efferent, efferent duct, efferent glomerular arteriole
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