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masculinization
mas·cu·lin·ize M0133100 (măs′kyə-lə-nīz′)tr.v. mas·cu·lin·ized, mas·cu·lin·iz·ing, mas·cu·lin·iz·es 1. To cause to have qualities that are perceived as masculine: a work environment that is masculinized.2. To cause (a female) to assume masculine characteristics, as through the influence of hormones.
mas′cu·lin·i·za′tion (-lə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  masculinization - the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)masculinisation, virilisation, virilizationgrowing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeemasculinizemasculinization
masculinization [mas″ku-lin-ĭ-za´shun] 1. the normal induction or development of male characters" >secondary sex characters in the male.2. the induction or development of male characters" >secondary sex characters in the female or prepubertal male.3. the condition of having such sex characters. Called also virilization.mas·cu·lin·i·za·tion (mas'kyū-lin-i-zā'shŭn), The condition marked by the attainment of male characteristics, such as facial hair, either physiologically as part of male maturation, or pathologically by people of either sex. [L. masculus, male] masculinization Endocrinology Virilization, see there Psychology A developmental differentiation and/or assimilation of masculine features and characteristics. mas·cu·lin·i·za·tion (mas'kyū-lin-ī-zā'shŭn) The condition marked by the attainment of male characteristics, such as facial hair, either physiologically as part of male maturation, or pathologically by individuals of either sex. [L. masculus, male]masculinization See VIRILIZATION.masculinization
Synonyms for masculinizationnoun the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)Synonyms- masculinisation
- virilisation
- virilization
Related Words- growing
- growth
- ontogenesis
- ontogeny
- maturation
- development
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