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gynecomasty

/ɡaɪnɪkəˈmæsti/

gynecomasty is the alternative form of gynecomastia.

Meaning of gynecomastia

Noun

gynecomastia (countable and uncountable, plural gynecomastias)

  1. (US) 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

Questions about gynecomasty

What is gynecomasty the alternative form of?
Gynecomasty is the alternative form of gynecomastia.
How do you pronounce gynecomasty?
Gynecomasty is pronounced /ɡaɪnɪkəˈmæsti/.

Words near gynecomasty in the dictionary

  1. gynecomastia
  2. gynecomastias
  3. gynecomastic
  4. gynecomastism
  5. gynecomasts
  6. gynecomasty
  7. gynecomazia
  8. gynecomorphous
  9. gyneconome
  10. gyneconomes
  11. gynecoobstetric

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