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virilism definition

viri·lism (-iz′əm)

noun

Med. the development of secondary male sex characteristics in a woman

Etymology: < virile + -ism

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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