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語源

Internationalism. From gyneco- +‎ -mastia.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.kəʊˈmæs.tɪə/, /-kə-/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.koʊˈmæs.tiə/, /-kə-/, /ˌdʒaɪ-/
• ハイフネーション: gy‧neco‧mas‧tia

名詞

gynecomastia (countable and uncountable, plural gynecomastias) (American spelling)

1. (pathology) Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.

   Synonyms: gynecomastism, gynecomazia, (informal) gyno

   • 2006, Merle J. Yost, Demystyifying Gynecomastia: Men with Breasts, →ISBN, page 24:

     But probably the primary reason for gynecomastia in adult onset is drugs—and these are not illegal drugs.

   • 2022 June 28, Jamie Millar, “'SARM Goblins': The Young Men Hooked on Steroids”, in VICE‎, archived from the original on 7 November 2023:

     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.

派生語

参考

• man boob, moob
• bitch tits

Further reading

• “gynecomastia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “gynecomastia”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.