Virilize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Virilize is a verb meaning (biology) To make virile.
Meaning
(biology) To make virile.
Example Sentences
Although the hormonal abnormalities of CAH are treated shortly after birth, girls with CAH show physical signs of elevated prenatal androgen exposure (e.g., virilized genitalia) and tend to be masculinized along several behavioral dimensions (Berenbaum, 1999).
Word Forms
- virilizes
- virilizing
- virilized
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include virilify, virilise, stallionize, muscularize, virialize, virialise.
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