gynecomastia

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, woman) + μαστός (mastós, breast), equivalent to gyneco- +‎ -mastia.

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  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɡaɪnɪkə(ʊ)ˈmæstɪə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡaɪnɪkoʊˈmæstiə/, /ˌɡaɪnɪkəˈmæstiə/, /ˌd͡ʒaɪnɪkoʊˈmæstiə/, /ˌd͡ʒaɪnɪkəˈmæstiə/

Noun

gynecomastia (countable and uncountable, plural gynecomastias)

  1. (American spelling, pathology) Excessive development of breasts in men, 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.
    • 2022 June 28, Jamie Millar, “'SARM Goblins': The Young Men Hooked on Steroids”, in VICE[1], archived from the original on 7 November 2023:
      Fitness coach Powell was awake and talking throughout the procedure last month at the Cardiff branch of Signature Clinic, a cosmetic surgery group which for the past year has averaged 100 gynecomastia patients a month across its six locations in UK and Ireland.

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