gynaecomastia
Britishnoun
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Origin of gynaecomastia
C19: from gynaeco- + Greek mastos breast
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He described worrying about what he ate aged 15-16 - and by the time The Vamps started, he decided to have surplus natural breast tissue in his chest, a condition called gynaecomastia, removed.
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A growing number of reported cases of male gynaecomastia have coincided with topical exposure to the oils.
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"At present, there is insufficient evidence to support the concept that exposure to lavender and tea tree oil containing products cause gynaecomastia in children, and further epidemiological and experimental studies are required."
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Gynaecomastia is rare, and there is often no obvious cause.
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Dr Rod Mitchell, honorary consultant paediatric endocrinologist at the Queens Medical Research Institute in Edinburgh said the study "is important in establishing a possible mechanism for the suggested link between gynaecomastia and exposure to lavender and tea tree oils".
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