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masculinization.
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the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
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The development of masculine traits in the female. X Y Z
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A girl, woman, or prepubescent male acquiring masculine characteristics.
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development of mature masculine characteristics in a girl, woman or prepubescent boy.
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the process by which a woman develops male characteristics; caused by overproduction of male sex hormones
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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.
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