virilisation

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A form of virilization — The development of sex characteristics that are typically found in men.

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masculinizationmasculinisationvirilization
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Meanings

nounvirilisation (countable and uncountable, plural virilisations)

plural virilisations

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of virilization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)

Similar
masculinizationmasculinisationvirilization
Broader
growthgrowingmaturation
Also see
masculinizationvirilization

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From virile + -isation.

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APA

virilisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virilisation

MLA

“virilisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virilisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virilisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virilisation.

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