1. the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction); [syn: masculinization, masculinisation, virilization, virilisation]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
virilization
n 1: the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in
a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or
adrenal malfunction) [syn: masculinization,
masculinisation, virilization, virilisation]