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defeminization

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defeminization /de·fem·i·ni·za·tion/ (de-fem″ĭ-nĭ-za´shun) loss of female sexual characteristics.
defeminization
loss of female sexual characteristics.


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During the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), a kind of gender neutrality in hairstyle and dress, based on the defeminization of female appearance and its approximation to male stereotypes, became the socialist ideal (Evans, 1995: Zheng, 1997).
Defeminization of females, as evidenced by a decreased estrogen:androgen ratio of in vitro steroid hormone synthesis, was also documented.
 
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