gynecomastia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.koʊˈmæs.tiə/ (General-American)
- /-kə-/ (General-American)
- /ˌdʒaɪ-/ (General-American)
- /ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.kəʊˈmæs.tɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-kə-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Internationalism. From gyneco- + -mastia.
Meanings
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(US, countable, uncountable) Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.
But probably the primary reason for gynecomastia in adult onset is drugs—and these are not illegal drugs.
2006, Merle J. Yost, Demystyifying Gynecomastia: Men with Breasts, →ISBN, page 24: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.
2022 June 28, Jamie Millar, “'SARM Goblins': The Young Men Hooked on Steroids”, in VICE, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gynecomasty | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gynaecomasty | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gynecomastias | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gynæcomastia | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gynaecomastia | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gynæcomasty | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
man boob · bitch tits · moob
Synonyms
gynecomazia · gyno · gynecomastism
Translations (39)
it ginecomastia (development of breasts in males) · pl ginekomastia (development of breasts in males) · hi गाइनेकोमैस्टिआ (development of breasts in males) · gl xinecomastia (development of breasts in males) · pt ginecomastia (development of breasts in males) · hy գինեկոմաստիա (development of breasts in males) · bg гинекомастия (development of breasts in males) · he גינקומסטיה (development of breasts in males) · sw jinekomastia (development of breasts in males) · sh ginekomàstija (development of breasts in males) · fr gynécomastie (development of breasts in males) · cmn 男性乳房发育 (development of breasts in males) · es ginecomastia (development of breasts in males) · sv gynekomasti (development of breasts in males) · eu ginekomastia (development of breasts in males) · bh गाइनेकोमास्टिया (development of breasts in males) · be гінекамастыя (development of breasts in males) · fy gynekomasty (development of breasts in males) · nl gynaecomastie (development of breasts in males) · tl hinekomastiya (development of breasts in males) · fi naisnisäisyys (development of breasts in males) · sh гинекома̀стија (development of breasts in males) · el γυναικομαστία (development of breasts in males) · te గైనేకోమస్తియా (development of breasts in males) · sk gynekomastia (development of breasts in males) · tr jinekomasti (development of breasts in males) · hi पुंस्तनवृद्धि (development of breasts in males) · ru гинекомасти́я (development of breasts in males) · uk гінекомастія (development of breasts in males) · id ginekomastia (development of breasts in males) · kk гинекомастия (development of breasts in males) · ast xinecomastia (development of breasts in males) · ja 女性化乳房 (development of breasts in males) · tl ginekomastiya (development of breasts in males) · ko 여성형유방증 (development of breasts in males) · de Gynäkomastie (development of breasts in males) · lt ginekomastija (development of breasts in males) · ca ginecomàstia (development of breasts in males) · cmn 男性女乳症 (development of breasts in males)