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The condition of excessive enlargement of breasts in males due to over secretion of estrogen is known as

  1. ladymanism

  2. gynaecomastia

  3. hermaphroditism

  4. gynandry

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Explanation

Non-cancerous enlargement of one or both breasts in males due to too much production of estrogen is known as gynaecomastia.

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