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virilism

[ vir-uh-liz-uhm ]
/ ˈvɪr əˌlɪz əm /

noun

a female disorder in which there is development of secondary male sexual characteristics, as hirsutism and lowered voice, caused by various conditions affecting hormone regulation.

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Origin of virilism

First recorded in 1895–1900; virile + -ism

Words nearby virilism

viridescent, viridian, viridity, virile, virilescence, virilism, virility, virilization, virilocal, -virinae, virino
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British Dictionary definitions for virilism

virilism
/ (ˈvɪrɪˌlɪzəm) /

noun

med the abnormal development in a woman of male secondary sex characteristics
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Medical definitions for virilism

virilism
[ vîr′ə-lĭz′əm ]

n.

The presence of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female.
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