gynecomastia
pronunciation
How to pronounce gynecomastia in British English:
UK [gaɪnɪkəʊ'mæstɪə]
How to pronounce gynecomastia in American English:
US [ˌdʒaɪnɪkoʊ'mæstiə]
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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)
Word Origin
- gynecomastia (n.)
- also gynaecomastia, gynecomasty, "condition of a man having breasts like a woman's," 1881, from gyneco- "woman, female" + Latinized form of Greek mazos "breast," variant of mastos (see masto-) + abstract noun ending -ia.