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Definition of Masculinization
1. Noun. The abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction).
Generic synonyms: Development, Growing, Growth, Maturation, Ontogenesis, Ontogeny
Derivative terms: Masculinize, Virilize
Definition of Masculinization
1. Noun. The act of making masculine. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Masculinization
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Masculinization
1. The condition marked by the attainment of male characteristics, such as facial hair, either physiologically as part of male maturation, or pathologically by individuals of either sex. Origin: L. Masculus, male (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Masculinization
Literary usage of Masculinization
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Glands Regulating Personality: A Study of the Glands of Internal by Louis Berman (1921)
"So one must distinguish sharply between a precocity by masculinization and ...
The Secret of the Masculine masculinization having entered upon the scene, ..."
2. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"An example of the masculinization of a fish species is given by Howell et al.
(328), who reported that 4 miles downstream from pulp and paper mills in ..."
3. Report of the International Commission to Inquire Into the Causes and by International Commission to Inquire into the Causes and Conduct of the Balkan Wars, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Division of Intercourse and Education (1915)
"... of men and masculinization of women. That Dr. Howard is a true son of Adam
may be seen from the following: "Indirectly and subjectively through the ..."
4. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"1984. accumulating evidence that behavioral masculinization also begins during
fetal life. Thereafter, the reproductive system is relatively quiescent until ..."
5. Drug Labeling In Developing Countriesby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"... anabolic steroids include irreversible symptoms of masculinization in
women (deepening of voice, body hair growth, male-pattern baldness), and in men, ..."
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