Article ID: CBB904428889

Correcting the unnatural breast: gynecomastia and gender in medieval medicine (2021)

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This paper discusses the transmission of a surgical procedure for the correction of gynecomastia, or female-like breasts in men. The procedure originated in Greek medicine and was passed to Arabic and later Latin authors on surgery. The paper argues that persistence of the text and its adaptation into Latin are evidence that the procedure maintained a gendered meaning for Latin authors. This gendered meaning led Latin authors to continue copying the procedure, though not to perform it.

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Authors & Contributors
Park, Katharine
Gurunluoglu, Aslin
Fughelli, Patrizia
Astemir Shaikhaliev
Gurunluoglu, Raffi
Alexander Pankratov
Journals
Micrologus: Nature, Sciences and Medieval Societies
Medicina nei Secoli - Arte e Scienza
Publishers
Ashgate Publishing
Concepts
Medicine
Medicine and gender
Human body
Sex differences
Anatomy
Surgery
Time Periods
Medieval
Renaissance
Early modern
Ancient
17th century
18th century
Places
Europe
Italy
Greece
Bologna (Italy)
Germany
China
Institutions
Venice. Collegio di Medici
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