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noun
The condition resulting from virilization in a female.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sex characteristic, sexual characteristic, sex character
History
From virile + -ism.
