virilism
[vir-uh-liz-uh m]
- 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
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virilism
- med the abnormal development in a woman of male secondary sex characteristics
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virilism
(vîr′ə-lĭz′əm)- The presence of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female.
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