Meanings
plural gynecomastias · alternative gynaecomastia · alternative gynæcomastia · alternative gynaecomasty · alternative gynæcomasty · alternative gynecomasty
- UScountableuncountablemedicineExcessive 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 241 more example
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 2023Synonyms: gynecomastism, gynecomazia, gyno
Synonyms & antonyms
nounExcessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.
Origin
Internationalism. From gyneco- + -mastia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque ginekomastia
- ginekomastiadevelopment of breasts in males
Bulgarian гинекомастия
- гинекомастия (ginekomastija)development of breasts in males
Catalan ginecomàstia
- ginecomàstiadevelopment of breasts in males
Chinese Mandarin 男性乳房发育, 男性女乳症
- 男性乳房发育 (nánxìng rǔfáng fāyù)development of breasts in males
- 男性女乳症development of breasts in males
Dutch gynaecomastie
- gynaecomastiedevelopment of breasts in males
Finnish naisnisäisyys
- naisnisäisyysdevelopment of breasts in males
French gynécomastie
- gynécomastiedevelopment of breasts in males
German Gynäkomastie
- Gynäkomastiedevelopment of breasts in males
Greek γυναικομαστία
- γυναικομαστία (gynaikomastía)development of breasts in males
Hebrew גינקומסטיה
- גינקומסטיה (ginekomastya)development of breasts in males
Hindi पुंस्तनवृद्धि, गाइनेकोमैस्टिआ
- पुंस्तनवृद्धि (punstanvŕddhi)development of breasts in males
- गाइनेकोमैस्टिआ (gāinekomaisṭiā)development of breasts in males
Indonesian ginekomastia
- ginekomastiadevelopment of breasts in males
Italian ginecomastia
- ginecomastiadevelopment of breasts in males
Japanese 女性化乳房
- 女性化乳房 (josei-ka nyūbō)development of breasts in males
Korean 여성형유방증
- 여성형유방증 (yeoseonghyeong'yubangjeung)development of breasts in males
Lithuanian ginekomastija
- ginekomastijadevelopment of breasts in males
Polish ginekomastia
- ginekomastiadevelopment of breasts in males
Portuguese ginecomastia
- ginecomastiadevelopment of breasts in males
Russian гинекомасти́я
- гинекомасти́я (ginekomastíja)development of breasts in males
Slovak gynekomastia
- gynekomastiadevelopment of breasts in males
Spanish ginecomastia
- ginecomastiadevelopment of breasts in males
Swahili jinekomastia
- jinekomastiadevelopment of breasts in males
Swedish gynekomasti
- gynekomastidevelopment of breasts in males
Tagalog hinekomastiya, ginekomastiya
- hinekomastiyadevelopment of breasts in males
- ginekomastiyadevelopment of breasts in males
Turkish jinekomasti
- jinekomastidevelopment of breasts in males
Ukrainian гінекомастія
- гінекомастія (hinekomastija)development of breasts in males
Cite this entry
gynecomastia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gynecomastia
“gynecomastia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gynecomastia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gynecomastia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gynecomastia.
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