masculinization

masculinization

English

Etymology

masculinize +‎ -ation

Noun

masculinization (countable and uncountable, plural masculinizations)

1. The act of making masculine.
   • 2012, Alan F. Dixson, Primate Sexuality

     A pseudohermaphroditic infant female rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) showing masculinization of the external genitalia as a result of exposure to testosterone propionate during foetal development.

Translations

Act of making masculine

French: masculinisation (fr) f

Romanian: masculinizare (ro) f