virilism

[ vir-uh-liz-uh m ]
/ ˈvɪr əˌlɪz əm /

noun

a female disorder in which there is development of secondary male sexual characteristics, as hirsutism and lowered voice, caused by various conditions affecting hormone regulation.

Origin of virilism

First recorded in 1895–1900; virile + -ism

Words nearby virilism

viridescent, viridian, viridity, virile, virilescence, virilism, virility, virilization, virilocal, virino, virion

British Dictionary definitions for virilism

virilism
/ (ˈvɪrɪˌlɪzəm) /

noun

med the abnormal development in a woman of male secondary sex characteristics

Medical definitions for virilism

virilism
[ vîr′ə-lĭz′əm ]

n.

The presence of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female.