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gynecomastia

/ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.koʊˈmæs.tiə/

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What does gynecomastia mean?

noun

  1. Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.

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/ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.koʊˈmæs.tiə/

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Galen refers to gynecomastia or gynecomazia; Aristotle says he has seen men with mammae a which were as well developed as those of a woman, and Paulus aegineta recognized the fact in the ancient Greeks.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747