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Descriptor English: Feminization
Descriptor Spanish: Feminización
Descriptor feminización
Scope note: Desarrollo de CARACTERES SEXUALES secundarios femeninos en VARONES. Esta condición se debe a los efectos de metabolitos estrogénicos de precursores procedentes de fuentes endógenas o exógenas, tales como la GLÁNDULAS SUPRARRENALES o fármacos terapéuticos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Feminização
Descriptor French: Féminisation
Entry term(s): Feminizations
Tree number(s): C23.888.378
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005262
Scope note: Development of female secondary SEX CHARACTERISTICS in the MALE. It is due to the effects of estrogenic metabolites of precursors from endogenous or exogenous sources, such as ADRENAL GLANDS or therapeutic drugs.
Annotation: check the tag MALE
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Sex Characteristics (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72(67)
DeCS ID: 5366
Unique ID: D005262
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Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Feminization - Preferred
Concept UI M0008310
Scope note Development of female secondary SEX CHARACTERISTICS in the MALE. It is due to the effects of estrogenic metabolites of precursors from endogenous or exogenous sources, such as ADRENAL GLANDS or therapeutic drugs.
Preferred term Feminization
Entry term(s) Feminizations



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