gynecomastia

Updated: January 23, 2026

Galen refers to gynecomastia or gynecomazia; Aristotle says he has seen men with mammae a which were as well developed as those of a woman, and Paulus aegineta recognized the fact in the ancient Greeks. Subsequently Albucasis discusses it in his writings.

George M. (George Milbrey) Gould - Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine