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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of virilize.

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  • Both boys and girls can be afflicted with CAH, but girls can suffer an additional complication: External genitalia are "virilized," leading to an enlarged clitoris and fused labia that can in varying degrees appear male-like.

    Parents Agonize Over Treatment in the Womb 2009

  • Fertility-potential considerations include expected fertility in virilized females with a well-developed uterus and ovaries, unlikely fertility in undermasculinized males without assisted-reproduction techniques, and fertility in some patients with ovotesticular DSD.

    It's Easier to make a Hole than a Pole Zoe Brain 2008

  • ‧ Early single-stage genital repair should be considered for severely virilized girls and should be performed only by surgeons experienced in this type of procedure;

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • Early single-stage genital repair should be considered for severely virilized girls and should be performed only by surgeons experienced in this type of procedure;

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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