NOUN | process | virilisation, masculinization, masculinisation, virilization | the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) |
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Meaning | The abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction). | |
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Synonyms | masculinization, masculinisation, virilization | |
Broader | growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
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