A girl, woman, or prepubescent male acquiring masculine characteristics.
development of mature masculine characteristics in a girl, woman or prepubescent boy.
the process by which a woman develops male characteristics; caused by overproduction of male sex hormones
In biology and medicine, virilization refers to the development of changes which make a male body different from a female body. Most of the changes of virilization are produced by androgens. Virilization is most commonly used in three medical contexts: prenatal sexual differentiation, the postnatal changes of normal male puberty, and excessive androgen effects in girls or women.
