Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The branch of medicine dealing with health care for women, especially the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive organs.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In medicine and surgery, the science of the diseases peculiar to women.
Wiktionary
- n. The study of, or the branch of medicine specializing in, the medical problems of women, especially disorders or the reproductive organs.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The science which treats of the structure and diseases of women.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women
Etymologies
- From gyneco- + -logy. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It's innovative technology leading to safer surgery treatments in specialties such as gynecology, urology and even cardiology.”
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“Tarek Meguid, M.D., is the former head of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Bwaila Hospital and Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi.”
The Huffington Post: Chi Mgbako: The Architecture of Maternal Death
“It's not only about child-rearing, but also about what happens as the child grows into an older adult and may need care that the aging parents struggle to provide, says Dr. Mary Norton, a Stanford University professor of obstetrics and gynecology.”
“This is the first clear evidence that suggests our ability to produce sperm is very ancient, probably originating at the dawn of animal evolution 600 million years ago," said Eugene Xu, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Feinberg.”
“He started, but did not finish, a residency in obstetrics-gynecology, authorities said.”
The Huffington Post: Abortion Doctor Charged With 8 Counts Of Murder
“His clinic had no trained nurses or medical staff other than Gosnell, a family physician not certified in obstetrics or gynecology, prosecutors said.”
The Huffington Post: Abortion Doctor Charged With 8 Counts Of Murder
“Gosnell was certified in family practice but had never finished an obstetrics/gynecology residency.”
The Huffington Post: Horrific Abortion Clinic Accused Of Leaving Women Near Death
“Dr. Julie Scott, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a specialist in high risk pregnancies said the critical time for methotrexate exposure is at between six and eight weeks of pregnancy.”
The Huffington Post: Woman Waits To See If Pill Mix Up Harmed Embryo
“Umaid's head of gynecology and the employees running the hospital's drug store have been suspended indefinitely.”
The Wall Street Journal: The Ailing Health of a Growing Nation
“New-onset PMS really reflects a decline in ovarian function, said Dr. Marguerite Shepard, an emeritus professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Indiana University School of Medicine.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘gynecology’.
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G[r]eek
A collection of words found in English that are either purely Greek or have Greek etymology.
Please add with caution and certainty. Will be regularly updated by me.etymology, philosophy, laconic, disharmony, patriarchic, archaic, phlogiston, aether, aeon, angel, arachnid, rhythm and 346 more...
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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Gee, that's hard and soft!
Words that contain both a "hard G" and a "soft G".
gauge, garage, gorge, gorgeous, gigantic, grudge, glurge, begrudge, garbage, grunge, engage, disgorge and 24 more...
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big book gre
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 6691 more...
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five syllables
ontogenesis, phylogenesis, concatenation, androgenesis, extra textual, inexorably, spagyrically, apophenia, iatrochemist, monocotyloid, morphological, parthenogenic and 941 more...
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gyneco-
of or relating to women
Note: also gyn-, gyne-, gyno, gyneo-gynecology, gynarchy, gynophore, polygynous, monogyny, gynephobia, gynecocracy, gyneolatry
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the physical experience
wank, snog, tendon, sinew, sauce shelf, pet, arse, astigmatism, bisexual, brassiere, breast, climax and 186 more...
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InstantWordPower
sesquipedalian, optometrist, quadruped, biped, bimonthly, bifocal, bicuspid, bivalve, quadraphonic, quadruplet, quadruple, quadrilateral and 107 more...
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Bookworm
patrimony, salivates, bloviate, voile, cholo, tipples, golfed, gynecology, tolerate, miscreants, harries, cougar and 58 more...
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clevenback's Words
deck chairs, recovery, anonymous, exploratory, laparotomy, laparoscopy, adjuvant, neoadjuvant, fellowship, fellow, deputy, administrative and 15 more...
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