virilise

UK
/ˈvɪrɪlaɪz/
US
/ˈvɪrɪlaɪz/

Traduzioni

viriliseverb
virilised
Past Simple
virilised
Past Participle
virilising
Gerund
UK
/ˈvɪrɪlaɪz/
US
/ˈvɪrɪlaɪz/
The hormone treatment can virilise female athletes.
Гормональное лечение может маскулинизировать спортсменок.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
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Definizioni

viriliseverb
To cause a male secondary sexual characteristic to develop in a female or prepubescent male, typically through the administration of male hormones.
The doctor warned that the medication could virilise the patient if not monitored carefully.
To develop male secondary sexual characteristics as a result of increased androgen levels.
Because of an adrenal tumour, she began to virilise during adolescence.