Medical term:
masculinization
masculinization
[mas″ku-lin-ĭ-za´shun]1. the normal induction or development of male secondary sex characters in the male.
2. the induction or development of male secondary sex characters in the female or prepubertal male.
3. the condition of having such sex characters. Called also virilization.
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mas·cu·lin·i·za·tion
(mas'kyū-lin-i-zā'shŭn),The condition marked by the attainment of male characteristics, such as facial hair, either physiologically as part of male maturation, or pathologically by people of either sex.
[L. masculus, male]
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masculinization
Endocrinology Virilization, see there Psychology A developmental differentiation and/or assimilation of masculine features and characteristics.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
mas·cu·lin·i·za·tion
(mas'kyū-lin-ī-zā'shŭn)The condition marked by the attainment of male characteristics, such as facial hair, either physiologically as part of male maturation, or pathologically by individuals of either sex.
[L. masculus, male]
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masculinization
See VIRILIZATION.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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