- gynecomastia
- noun Etymology: New Latin, from gynec- + Greek mastos breast + New Latin -ia Date: 1881 excessive development of the breast in the male
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gynecomastia
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Gynecomastia — Classification and external resources Male with severe gynecomastia and pseudogynecomastia ICD 10 N … Wikipedia
gynecomastia — 1881, from Gk. gyne (see QUEEN (Cf. queen)) + mazos “breast,” variant of mastos (see MASTO (Cf. masto )) … Etymology dictionary
gynecomastia — [gī΄nə kō mas′tē ə] n. [< GYNECO + Gr mastos, breast] a condition of overdevelopment of a male s breasts … English World dictionary
gynecomastia — /jin i koh mas tee euh, guy ni , juy ni /, n. abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male. Also, gynecomasty /jin i keuh mas tee, guy ni , juy ni /. [1880 85; < NL; see GYNECO , MAST , IA] * * * Breast enlargement in a male. It usually involves… … Universalium
Gynecomastia — Excessive development of the male breasts. Temporary enlargement of the breasts is not unusual or abnormal in boys during adolescence or during recovery from malnutrition. Gynecomastia may be abnormal as, for example, in Klinefelter’s… … Medical dictionary
Gynecomastia — ginekomastija statusas T sritis gyvūnų raida, augimas, ontogenezė, embriologija atitikmenys: lot. Gynaecomastia; Gynecomastia ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pieno liaukos sutrikimas siauresnis terminas – dvipusė siauresnis terminas – vienpusė … Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai
gynecomastia — noun Excessive development of breasts in males, resembling the breast development in women … Wiktionary
gynecomastia — n. abnormal enlargement of the breast (in a male) … English contemporary dictionary
gynecomastia — gyne·co·mas·tia … English syllables
gynecomastia — gy•ne•co•mas•ti•a [[t]ˌgaɪ nɪ kəˈmæs ti ə, ˌdʒɪn ɪ [/t]] also gy′ne•co•mas ty n. pat abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male • Etymology: 1880–85; gyneco + Gkmast(ós)breast + ia … From formal English to slang
