Definition of virilism in English:
virilism
noun ˈvɪrɪlɪz(ə)mˈvirəˌlizəm
mass nounMedicine The condition which results from virilization.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, he pointed out that androgen-related baldness was not strictly a male problem, and could also occur in women with high levels of male sex hormones, a condition called adrenal virilism.
- Adrenal virilism is caused by an androgen-secreting adrenal tumor or by adrenal hyperplasia.
- In adult women, adrenal virilism is caused by adrenal hyperplasia or an adrenal tumor.
- Taken together, these data demonstrate that the SERM-mediated virilism observed in female rats is likely independent of the mammary gland ER antagonism of SERMs.
- These typical lesions of the frontal bone with associated obesity and virilism were first described by Morgagni.