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Virilization

Development of the sex characteristics that are typically found in men.

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Development of the sex characteristics that are typically found in men.

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masculinizationnoun	The act of rendering someone or something masculine.

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Word	Definition
masculinizationnoun	The act of rendering someone or something masculine.
feminizationnoun	The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.
demasculinizationnoun	(biology) The suppression of a male-orientated function by repressing male hormones
androgynismnoun	hermaphroditism
protandrynoun	(biology) The condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female.
superfeminisationnoun	(biology) Conversion to a superfeminine form
gynandromorphnoun	An insect, crustacean or bird literally having physical characteristics of both sexes, usually displaying a bilateral difference.
androgenesisnoun	(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
hermaphrodismnoun	Alternative spelling of hermaphroditism. [(biology) The condition of an organism that is able to reproduce as both male and female, either simultaneously (simultaneous hermaphroditism or cosexuality) or sequentially (sequential hermaphroditism or dichogamy).]
androgenismnoun	The presence of androgens in the body
gynandromorphynoun	gynandromorphism
secondary sex characteristicnoun	A feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system.
protogynynoun	(biology) The condition in which an organism begins life as a female and then changes into a male.
gynandrynoun	Hermaphroditism, intersexuality; androgyny; resemblance (by a member of one sex) of another sex.
juvenilizationnoun	The retention, by adults in a species, of traits previously seen only in juveniles.
metamalenoun	(biology) Synonym of supermale (“male with XYY syndrome”).
vandenbergh effectnoun	The induction of early menarche in prepubescent mice due to exposure to the urine of a mature dominant male mouse.
homeovestismnoun	(psychology) Sexual arousal in response to wearing clothing that is typical for one's sex.
maturitynoun	The state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.
anthogenesisnoun	(botany) The formation of the flowers of plants.