virilize
Induce male traits
To virilize is to cause male physical characteristics to develop—facial hair, deepened voice, increased muscle mass.
The term appears most often in medical contexts describing hormonal effects: Certain tumors can virilize female patients.
Testosterone therapy virilizes; some conditions cause unwanted virilization.
physical
Pathological clitoral enlargement
hormonal
Chief male sex hormone
- androgensMasculinizing steroid hormones
- masculinizationDevelopment of male traits
- androgenizationDevelopment of male characteristics
- pubertySexual development stage
clinical
Atypical sex development
- hypogonadismDeficient sex hormone production
- andrologyMale reproductive medicine
- urologyUrinary tract medicine
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
clitoromegaly
Pathological clitoral enlargement
testosterone
Chief male sex hormone
- androgensMasculinizing steroid hormones
- masculinizationDevelopment of male traits
- androgenizationDevelopment of male characteristics
puberty · gonads · androgenic · spermatogenesis · gonadal
intersex
Atypical sex development
- hypogonadismDeficient sex hormone production
- andrologyMale reproductive medicine
- urologyUrinary tract medicine