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virilism|ˈvɪrɪlɪz(ə)m|
[f. virile a. + -ism.]
1. A form of hermaphroditism.
1896Nat. Science Sept. 154 They can be referred to infantilism..and virilism.
2. The state, of a female, of having some male sexual characteristics; also, = virilization.
1922Mason & Ayres tr. Lereboullet's Endocrine Glands 164 Virilism may appear either in young girls after puberty, or in women after the menopause. 1945[see feminism 3]. 1983Oxford Textbk. Med. I. x. 87/1 Congenital adrenal hyperplasia can present in adult life with hirsutism, virilism, and often disturbed menstrual cycles. |