feminization (redirected from feminisation)

feminization /fem·i·ni·za·tion/ (fem?i-ni-za´shun)

1. the normal development of primary and secondary sex characters in females.

2. the induction or development of female secondary sex characters in the male.

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testicular feminization  complete androgen resistance.

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fem·i·ni·za·tion (fm-n-zshn)

n.

The acquisition of female characteristics by the male.

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femi·nize (-nz) v.

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feminization

1. the normal induction or development of female sex characters.

2. the induction or development of female secondary sex characters in the male, e.g. in testicular sertoli cell tumor.

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testicular feminization

a condition in which the subject is phenotypically female, but lacks nuclear sex chromatin and is of XY chromosomal sex.