Gynecomastia can be a sign of hypersecretion of estrogen in the young female

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


FALSE
Explanation: Gynec/o- means "female; woman" and mast/o- means "breast; mastoid process," but gynecomastia is male breast enlargement (that looks more like a female breast) because of an imbalance of testosterone and estrogens.

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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