hyperandrogenism

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(hī″pĕr-an″droj′ĕ-nizm )

[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 ), adj.

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