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Development of male secondary SEX CHARACTERISTICS in the FEMALE. It is due to the effects of androgenic metabolites of precursors from endogenous or exogenous sources, such as ADRENAL GLANDS or therapeutic drugs.
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- Masculinization
- Virilization
- Androgenization
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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check the tag FEMALE
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Virilism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014770. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014770
- Virilism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2527831