gynecomastia

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The thing is that during the time the gynecomastia is active many men and young men will avoid exposing themselves to avoid the embarrassment and ridicule of others.

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  1. noun Abnormal enlargement of the breasts in a male.

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  • Refeeding Gynecomastia: Three times during our thirty to thirty-six months of incarceration at Cabanatuan and in Bilibid, following the receipt of one, two or three Red Cross packages, making our diet adequate for from one to six weeks, up to six hundred “refeeding” type of breast swellings (gynecomastia) of various sizes appeared. —  Blood Brothers
  • Again after liberation, when the diet returned to normal and remained adequate, many hundreds of refeeding gynecomastia were seen, and lasted from one to eight months, before disappearing. —  Blood Brothers
  • It was so bad, that Clark eventually developed a condition called "gynecomastia." —  SPORTSbyBROOKS
  • The word gynecomastia is derived from the Greek words 'gyne' which means woman and 'mastos' which means breast. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The thing is that during the time the gynecomastia is active many men and young men will avoid exposing themselves to avoid the embarrassment and ridicule of others. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
 

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