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PRONUNCIATION OF VIRILISM

virilism  [ˈvɪrɪˌlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIRILISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Virilism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VIRILISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of virilism in the English dictionary

The definition of virilism in the dictionary is the abnormal development in a woman of male secondary sex characteristics.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VIRILISM


automobilism
ˌɔːtəʊˈməʊbɪˌlɪzəm
evangelism
ɪˈvændʒɪˌlɪzəm
Familism
ˈfæmɪˌlɪzəm
immobilism
ɪˈməʊbɪˌlɪzəm
infantilism
ɪnˈfæntɪˌlɪzəm
mercantilism
ˈmɜːkəntɪˌlɪzəm
necrophilism
nɛˈkrɒfɪˌlɪzəm
Negrophilism
niːˈɡrɒfɪˌlɪzəm
nihilism
ˈnaɪɪˌlɪzəm
perfectibilism
pəˈfɛktɪbɪˌlɪzəm
pointillism
ˈpwæntɪˌlɪzəm
pointillisme
ˈpwæntɪˌlɪzəm
probabilism
ˈprɒbəbɪˌlɪzəm
puerilism
ˈpjʊərɪˌlɪzəm
pugilism
ˈpjuːdʒɪˌlɪzəm
salicylism
ˈsælɪsɪˌlɪzəm
servilism
ˈsɜːvɪˌlɪzəm
slavophilism
sləˈvɒfɪˌlɪzəm
symphilism
ˈsɪmfɪˌlɪzəm
zoophilism
zəʊˈɒfɪˌlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIRILISM

viricidal
viricide
virid
viridescence
viridescent
viridian
viridite
viridity
virile
virilely
virilescence
virilescent
virilisation
virility
virilization
virilize
virilocal
virino
virion
virogene

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIRILISM

alcoholism
bibliophilism
capitalism
devilism
fallibilism
gentilism
impossibilism
infallibilism
journalism
metabolism
miserabilism
nationalism
possibilism
professionalism
realism
socialism
surrealism
symbolism
troilism
vandalism

Synonyms and antonyms of virilism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «virilism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIRILISM

Find out the translation of virilism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of virilism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «virilism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

男性化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

virilismo
570 millions of speakers

English

virilism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

virilism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استرجال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вирилизма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

virilismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অকালপৌরুষ-লক্ষণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

virilisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Virilisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Virilismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

男性化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

virilism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Virilism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

virilism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

virilism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरलीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

virilizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

virilismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wirylizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вірилізму
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

virilism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

virilism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

virilism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

virilism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

virilism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of virilism

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRILISM»

The term «virilism» is normally little used and occupies the 144.747 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRILISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «virilism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «virilism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about virilism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIRILISM»

Discover the use of virilism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to virilism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine
ock (1868-1941) and James Sequeira (1865-1948) in London, and was named adrenal virilism or the adrenogenital syndrome. Some children were also obese. In 1912, Gushing described a patient suffering from a 'pnlyglandular (or ...
William F. Bynum, Roy Porter, 1997
2
Professional Guide to Diseases
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ACQUIRED ADRENAL VIRILISM Acquired adrenal virilism results from virilizing adrenal tumors, carcinomas, or adenomas. This rare disorder is twice as common in females as in males. Although acquired ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009
3
Biological Actions of Sex Hormones
Probably we shall not err in ascribing the masculine features of adrenal virilism to the excessive production of specific androgens rather than to deoxycorticosterone. Riddle (1937) has made an observation which suggests that the adrenals ...
Harold Burrows, 2013
4
Clinical Biochemistry: Metabolic and Clinical Aspects
Virilism referstomore extreme manifestations of androgen exposure,including temporalhair recession, clitoromegaly, increased muscle mass,breastatrophyand deepeningof the voice. Dihydrotestosterone derived from testosterone acts on hair ...
William J. Marshall, Márta Lapsley, Andrew Day, 2014
5
Crash Course: Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Removal ofgonads inconditions thatpredispose to gonadal malignancy (XY gonadal dysgenesis, Androgen insensitivity syndrome). • Correction of hypothyroidism. • Managementof PCOS(seeunder hirsutismand virilism). • Steroidreplacement ...
Maryam Parisaei, Archana Shailendra, Ruma Dutta, 2008
6
Differential Diagnosis in Obstetrics and Gynaecology: An A-Z
HIRSUTISM/VIRILISM. Anne. Clark. Hirsutism is defined as excessive body hair growth in women where it is not normally found, usually with a central body distribution. In about 10–15 per cent of hirsute women, hormone levels are in the  ...
Tony Hollingworth, 2008
7
International Record of Medicine and General Practice Clinics
This rela— tionship finds expression in the tumor cells secreting a hormone with characteristics of a testicular hormone; in other words, it produces male charasteristics, causes virilism in girls. In the four cases of precocious puberty in boys wlth ...
Edward Swift Dunster, James Bradbridge Hunter, Frank Pierce Foster, 1921
8
Adolescence
Large amounts of androgen secreted continuously in the antenatal and postnatal periods cause marked virilism. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia can be due to deficiency of the following enzymes: 1. 21-hydroxylase 2. 11-hydroxylase 3.
Krishna, V. Salvi, Usha R., 2000
9
Progressive Medicine
In Holmes's remarkable girl, formerly normal, developed suprarenal virilism at the age of twenty, and at twenty-four, after removal of a hypernephroma, became normal again. The British Medical Journal editorial points out, further, that although ...
Hobart Amory Hare, 1922
10
Progressive Medicine. a Quarterly Digest of Advances, ...
In Holmes's remarkable case, a girl, formerly normal, developed suprarenal virilism at the age of twenty, and at twenty-four, after removal of a hypernephroma , became normal again. The British Medical Journal editorial points out, further, that ...
‎1922

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIRILISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term virilism is used in the context of the following news items.
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اسباب الشعر الزائد عند البنات بالتفاصيل
رابعًا : الإسترجال virilism حيث تختفي معالم الأنثى تمامًا و هي حالات نادرة جدًا عند بعض الفتيات ينتقطع فيها الطمث و تطمس فيه المعالم الأنثوية و تظهر المعالم الرجالية و ... «السعودية تو داى, Jul 15»
2
Red flag symptoms: Hirsutism
Has there been any abdominal pain, bloating or distention? Have there been any features of virilism, such as deepening voice or changes in external genitalia? «GP online, Jun 15»
3
Nonword 'Virilistic' Gets Atty Sanctioned For Sexism
... but offered up the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of a seemingly related word, “virilism” as the appearance of secondary male characteristics such as ... «Law360, May 15»
4
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[url=http://shopshopfastbestmed.com]Buy Levitra Online[/url] ADRENAL CORTEX Hypersecretion adrenal virilism Excessive secretion of adrenal androgens. «صحيفة ناس الالكترونية, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Virilism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/virilism>. Apr 2024 ».
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