| hirsutism | <clinical sign, dermatology> Abnormal hairiness, especially an adult male pattern of hair distribution in women. Compare: hypertrichosis. Origin: Mod. L. Fr. L. Hirsutus, shaggy (18 Nov 1997) |
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| Apert's hirsutism | Hirsutism caused by a virilizing disorder of adrenocortical origin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| constitutional hirsutism | Mild to moderate degree of hirsutism present in an individual exhibiting otherwise normal endocrine and reproductive function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| idiopathic hirsutism | Hirsutism of uncertain origin in women, who may additionally exhibit menstrual abnormalities and infertility. (05 Mar 2000) |