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Definition: Gynecomastia |
GynecomastiaNoun1. Excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Health | Gynecomastia is thought to occur due to the disruption of normal hormone balance. (references) | |
In one study of male bodybuilders, more than half had testicular atrophy, and more than half had gynecomastia. (references) | ||
For most teenaged males, this condition, known as gynecomastia, tends to disappear in a short time. About one-third of XXY boys develop enlarged breasts in early adolescence slightly more than do chromosomally normal boys. Furthermore, in XXY boys, this condition may be permanent. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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| Language | Translations for "gynecomastia"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Hebrew | "" ות. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ynecomastiagay | ||||
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Words beginning with "gynecomastia": gynecomastias. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-g-i-m-n-o-s-t-y" | |
-2 letters: egomaniacs, isocyanate. | |
-3 letters: anatomies, anatomise, anisogamy, caseating, caseation, coinmates, comanages, egomaniac, egomanias, encomiast, geomantic, gymnastic, magnetics, nystagmic. | |
-4 letters: aconites, agminate, agnostic, amentias, amnesiac, amnestic, amniotes, anatomic, angiomas, animates, antismog, atemoyas, cameoing, canoeist, centimos, coagents, coamings, coasting, coatings, cognates, coinages, coinmate, comanage, contagia, cyanates, cyanites, cytosine, egomania, enigmata, escoting, estancia, geomancy, gymnasia, gynaecia, gynoecia. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-g-i-m-n-o-s-t-y" | |
+1 letter: gynecomastias. | |
+4 letters: syncategorematic. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01111001 01101110 01100101 01100011 01101111 01101101 01100001 01110011 01110100 01101001 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G y n e c o m a s t i a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0079 006E 0065 0063 006F 006D 0061 0073 0074 0069 0061 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)419180716981796785867567 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Hebrew | אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק | עברי, עברית |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | א 'לית |
| 1. Definition 2. Quotations: Non-fiction 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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