gynecomastia

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Etymology

Internationalism. From gyneco- +‎ -mastia.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.kəʊˈmæs.tɪə/, /-kə-/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.koʊˈmæs.tiə/, /-kə-/, /ˌdʒaɪ-/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: gy‧neco‧mas‧tia

Noun

gynecomastia (countable and uncountable, plural gynecomastias) (American spelling)

  1. (pathology) Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.
    Synonyms: gynecomastism, gynecomazia, (informal) gyno
    • 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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