• A condition observed in WOMEN and CHILDREN when there is excess coarse body hair of an adult male distribution pattern, such as facial and chest areas. It is the result of elevated ANDROGENS from the OVARIES, the ADRENAL GLANDS, or exogenous sources. The concept does not include HYPERTRICHOSIS, which is an androgen-independent excessive hair growth.
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
• Abnormally increased hair growth referring to a male pattern of body hair (androgenic hair).
  Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
  The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
• Excess hair in females and children with an adult male pattern of distribution.
  CRISP Thesaurus
  National Institutes of Health, 2006
• Excessive facial or body hair in women.
  Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
  Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
• Male-pattern hair growth in a female individual.
  NICHD Pediatric Terminology
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• Male-pattern hair growth on a female.
  NCI Thesaurus
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• A disorder characterized by the presence of excess hair growth in women in anatomic sites where growth is considered to be a secondary male characteristic and under androgen control (beard, moustache, chest, abdomen).
  Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
  U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
• In men, the amount of body hair varies greatly , but very few men are concerned enough about excess hair to see a doctor. In women, the amount of hair that is considered excessive varies depending on ethnic background and culture. Usually, excess body hair is only a cosmetic and psychologic concern. However, the cause sometimes is a...
  Merck Manuals
  Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
• Although hirsutism is broadly defined as excessive hairiness, the common clinical use of the term refers to women with excess growth of terminal hair in a male pattern. In this sense, hirsutism is one of the most common endocrine disorders, affecting approximately 10% of women in the United States.
  Medscape
  WebMD, 2019
• Hirsutism (HUR-soot-iz-um) is a condition in women that results in excessive growth of dark or coarse hair in a male-like pattern - face, chest and back.
  Mayo Clinic
  Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research