17 Body Parts You Didn't Know Had A Name

2. Gynecomastia

Moobs, man boobs, whatever you want to call them - not everyone will have these, but many do.

Gynecomastia is basically a condition in which the gents can develop a bit of a rack, often during periods of hormonal flux like adolescence. These are different to simply being a bit overweight, as gynecomastia causes the growth of actual breast tissue and they look a lot more, well, breast like. The condition can go away by itself, but if it doesn't then surgery and medication are also options.

1. Levator Labii Superioris Alaeque Nasi Muscle

This is Elvis Presley's favourite muscle, enjoys the status of having the longest name of any muscle on any animal, and is responsible for your ability to sneer with all the derision of Draco Malfoy at a muggle birthday party.

It translates from the latin as "lifter of both the upper lip and of the wing of the nose", which is no pithier. Although you have two of these verbose muscles, many people can only curl their lip on one side and not the other.

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