hyperandrogenism

(hī″pĕr-an″droj′ĕ-nizm )

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[ hyper- + androgen + -ism ]
Excessive concentrations of male hormones and their physiological consequences, as in polycystic ovarian syndrome or congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
SYN: SEE: androgen excess; SEE: androgenism
hyperandrogenic (hī″pĕr-an″drŏ-jen′ik )

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, adj.

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