Hirsutism and virilisation.
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Hirsutism and virilisation.
Hirsutism by definition describes the quality of body hair, implying coarseness, but common usage has extended the meaning to denote an excess of hair-locally or generalised. Body hair is of two types: fine, non-pigmented vellus hair-for example, facial "down"-and coarser pigmented terminal hair as in the scalp and axillas. The visual impression of hairiness is produced by the coarser type. Hir...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.280.6211.369