Virilism
noun
1.
a female disorder in which there is development of secondary male sexual characteristics, as hirsutism and lowered voice, caused by various conditions affecting hormone regulation.
noun
1.
(med) the abnormal development in a woman of male secondary sex characteristics
virilism vir·il·ism (vēr’ə-lĭz’əm)
n.
The presence of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female.
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