feminizing syndrome

feminizing syndrome

[′fem·ə‚niz·iŋ ‚sin‚drōm]
(medicine)
Any of a number of symptom complexes in which males tend to take on feminine characteristics due to alterations of adrenocorticotropin output.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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