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Virilize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make virile.

    "Although the hormonal abnormalities of CAH are treated shortly after birth, girls with CAH show physical signs of elevated prenatal androgen exposure (e.g., virilized genitalia) and tend to be masculinized along several behavioral dimensions (Berenbaum, 1999)."

  2. 2
    produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy wordnet

Etymology

From virile + -ize.

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