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Noun: feminisation  ,fe-mu-nu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,fe-mu-nI'zey-shun [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: feminization)
  1. The process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration
    - feminization

Derived forms: feminisations

Type of: pathologic process, pathological process

Encyclopedia: Feminisation

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