gynaecomastia

gy·ne·co·mas·ti·a

, gynecomasty (gī'nĕ-kō-mas'tē-ă, -mas'tē) Excessive development of the male mammary glands, due mainly to ductal proliferation with periductal edema; frequently secondary to increased estrogen levels, but mild gynecomastia may occur in normal adolescents.
Synonym(s): gynaecomastia, gynaecomasty. [gyneco- + G. mastos, breast]

gynaecomastia

The occurrence in the male of breasts resembling those of the sexually mature female. Gynaecomastia is often temporary as a result of a transient hormonal upset, but it may be caused by treatment with oestrogens or steroids, by liver disease, by a tumour of the PITUITARY GLAND or the testicle, or by the use of the diuretic drug spironolactone. Persistent gynaecomastia has, traditionally, been treated by plastic surgery, but the preferred treatment now appears to be the drug TAMOXIFEN. From the Greek gynae , a woman and mastos , a woman's breast.

单词	gynaecomastia
释义	gynaecomastia gynaecomastia (ˌɡaɪnɪkəʊˈmæstɪə) or gynecomastia n (Pathology) abnormal overdevelopment of the breasts in a man. Also called: gynaecomasty [C19: from gynaeco- + Greek mastos breast] Translations ginecomastia EncyclopediaSeeGynecomastia gynaecomastia gy·ne·co·mas·ti·a , gynecomasty (gī'nĕ-kō-mas'tē-ă, -mas'tē) Excessive development of the male mammary glands, due mainly to ductal proliferation with periductal edema; frequently secondary to increased estrogen levels, but mild gynecomastia may occur in normal adolescents. Synonym(s): gynaecomastia, gynaecomasty. [gyneco- + G. mastos, breast] gynaecomastia The occurrence in the male of breasts resembling those of the sexually mature female. Gynaecomastia is often temporary as a result of a transient hormonal upset, but it may be caused by treatment with oestrogens or steroids, by liver disease, by a tumour of the PITUITARY GLAND or the testicle, or by the use of the diuretic drug spironolactone. Persistent gynaecomastia has, traditionally, been treated by plastic surgery, but the preferred treatment now appears to be the drug TAMOXIFEN. From the Greek gynae , a woman and mastos , a woman's breast. ThesaurusSeegynecomastia
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