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Noun: virilism  'vi-ru,li-zum
  1. The development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy)
    "The patient's virilism was caused by a hormonal imbalance"

Derived forms: virilisms

Type of: sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristic

Encyclopedia: Virilism