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vir·il·iza·tion | \ ˌvir-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
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\Definition of virilization
: the production of male secondary sex characteristics (such as facial hair) in a female also : the masculinization especially of the urogenital tract of a developing female fetus
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virilization
nounvir·il·iza·tion
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also British virilisation \ ˌvir-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən \
\Medical Definition of virilization
: the production of male secondary sex characteristics (as facial hair) in a female also : the masculinization especially of the genitourinary tract of a developing female fetus
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The first known use of virilization was in 1946
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