Definitions
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- noun Abnormal enlargement of the breasts in a male.
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- noun medicine Excessive development of
breasts inmales , resembling the breast development in women.
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- noun excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives)
Etymologies
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Examples
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For example, nearly 75% of the 18,000 men who underwent a procedure known as gynecomastia—male breast reduction—were between the ages of 13 and 19.
Gym, Check. Diet, Check. Face, Lift Laura Landro 2011
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Enlarged breasts in men, known as gynecomastia, generally indicates an imbalance of estrogen and testosterone, which can occur from puberty or aging -- or it could be a sign of kidney disease, or a pituitary tumor.
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That is technically called gynecomastia, that men develop the breasts get enlarged.
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Holler had a condition called gynecomastia, which causes male breast tissue to swell and take on a female shape.
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This suggested certain inherited syndromes, including gynecomastia, which is the excessive development of breasts in men, usually the result of a hormonal imbalance.
NYT > Home Page By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD 2010
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Liposuction may sometimes be used to treat a condition called gynecomastia, or male breast enlargement, which frequently occurs among both teenage and adult males.
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The condition, known as gynecomastia, can affect men at any age and is usually caused by overeating or hormonal imbalances.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Liposuction may sometimes be used to treat a condition called gynecomastia, or male breast enlargement, which frequently occurs among both teenage and adult males.
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This suggested certain inherited syndromes, including gynecomastia, which is the excessive development of breasts in men, usually the result of a hormonal imbalance.
NYT > Home Page By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD 2010
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This suggested certain inherited syndromes, including gynecomastia, which is the excessive development of breasts in men, usually the result of a hormonal imbalance.
NYT > Home Page By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD 2010
sonofgroucho commented on the word gynecomastia
The Brits know this as gynaecomastia.
November 10, 2007
john commented on the word gynecomastia
Boobs know this as manboobs.
June 10, 2009
Wordplayer commented on the word gynecomastia
Technically, it is the enlargement of the mammary gland, and it is common in teenage males, myself included.
March 17, 2011