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undervirilization

undervirilization noun: inadequate virilization occurring when a genetic male cannot produce enough androgen or the body tissues cannot respond to it.

Noun

undervirilization (uncountable)

  1. inadequate virilization occurring when a genetic male cannot produce enough androgen or the body tissues cannot respond to it

Origin of undervirilization

From under- + virilization.

Questions about undervirilization

What does undervirilization mean?
Undervirilization means inadequate virilization occurring when a genetic male cannot produce enough androgen or the body tissues cannot respond to it.
What part of speech is undervirilization?
Undervirilization is a noun.

Words near undervirilization in the dictionary

  1. underviewer
  2. underviewers
  3. undervine
  4. undervirilisation
  5. undervirilised
  6. undervirilization
  7. undervirilized
  8. undervisited
  9. undervitalized
  10. undervoice
  11. undervoiced

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