virilism

[vir-uh-liz-uh m]

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.

Origin of virilism

First recorded in 1895–1900; virile + -ism

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British Dictionary definitions for virilism

virilism

noun

med the abnormal development in a woman of male secondary sex characteristics

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virilism in Medicine

virilism

[vîr′ə-lĭz′əm]

n.

The presence of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female.