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What (who) is virilization - definition


virilization         
or virilisation ?v?r?l??'ze??(?)n
¦ noun Medicine the development in a female (or precociously in a boy) of male physical characteristics, typically as a result of excess androgen production.
Derivatives
virilism noun
Progestin-induced virilization         
MEDICAL CONDITION
Progestin-induced hermaphroditism; Progestin induced virilization; Progestin-induced virilisation
Maternal use of androgens or high doses of certain weakly androgenic synthetic progestogens (progestins) structurally related to testosterone can masculinize (virilize) the external genitalia of a female fetus during susceptible times in pregnancy.
Virile         
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RANGE OF MASCULINE CHARACTERISTICS VIEWED POSITIVELY
Virile; Verile; MacDaddy
·adj Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful; specifically, capable of begetting;
- opposed to womanly, feminine, and puerile; as, virile age, virile power, virile organs.

Wikipedia

Virilization
Virilization or masculinization is the biological development of adult male characteristics in young males or females. Collins English Dictionary|website=www.