| NOUN | process | virilization, masculinization, masculinisation, virilisation | 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, virilisation | |
| Broader | growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
| Verbs | virilize | produce virilism in or cause to assume / assume masculine characteristics / characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy |
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