arrhenoblastoma

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(′a·rə′nō′bla′stō·mə)

(medicine) A solid, sometimes malignant, tumor of the ovary that usually produces male sex hormones, inducing virilism.


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(ăr'ə-nō-blă-stō'mə, ə-rē'nō-)
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An ovarian tumor that contains luteinized cells and immature testicular tubules and that may result in masculinization.

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A rare ovarian stromal tumor that sometimes causes virilization.

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