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Noun: masculinization
  1. The abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
    - masculinisation [Brit], virilization, virilisation [Brit]

Derived forms: masculinizations

See also: masculinize

Type of: development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny

Encyclopedia: Masculinization

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