gynecomastia

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English

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Young male before and after surgery to correct gynecomastia.

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”) and μαστός (mastós, “breast”).

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gynecomastia (countable and uncountable, plural gynecomastias)

  1. (American spelling, pathology) Excessive development of breasts in males, resembling the breast development in women.
    Synonyms: gynecomastism, gynecomazia
    • 2006, Merle J. Yost, Demystyifying Gynecomastia: Men with Breasts, →ISBN, page 24:
      But probably the primary reason for gynecomastia in adult onset is drugs—and these are not illegal drugs.

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