Virilization
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Definition:
The process of developing masculine sex characteristics in a female. May include an increase in body hair, facial hair, deepening of the voice, male-pattern baldness, and clitoral enlargement. May result from excessive testosterone production in endocrine glands or use of anabolic steroids.
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