gynecology

[ gahy-ni-kol-uh-jee, jin-i-, jahy-ni- ]

noun

1. the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. : GYN, gyn

gynecology

/ gī′nĭ-kŏl′ə-jē /

1. The scientific study of the female reproductive system, its diseases, and their treatment.

gynecology

1. The branch of medicine devoted to the care of women, and particularly to the study and care of the female reproductive system .

Other Words From

• gyn·e·co·log·ic [jin-i-k, uh, -, loj, -ik, gahy-ni-, jahy-ni-], gyne·co·logi·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gynecology¹

First recorded in 1840–50; gyneco- + -logy

Example Sentences

Katrina Kimport, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San FranciscoThis article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

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Carl Streed Jr, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University and Frances Grimstad, Assistant Professor of Gynecology, Harvard UniversityThis article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

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These antibodies can be passed along to the nursing infant, researchers report in the February Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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As a primary care doctor and researcher at the University of Washington Departments of Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, I have two decades of experience providing and teaching about full-spectrum contraceptive care.

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“A healthy mother is a healthy baby,” says Andrea Edlow, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology who researches fetal immunity at Massachusetts General Hospital.

From Quartz

A new study released today in Obstetrics & Gynecology could close this contentious question for good.

From The Daily Beast

He graduated medical school in 1991 and completed a single-year internship in obstetrics and gynecology, finishing in 1992.

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Her mother reportedly heads a gynecology unit at a local hospital and her father is a university professor.

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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 198 (2): 210.

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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 198 (3), 298e 1-8.

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It is truly the practitioner's gynecology—planned for him, written for him, and illustrated for him.

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There is a large chapter devoted entirely to medical gynecology, written especially for the physician engaged in general practice.

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The author presents the best teaching of modern gynecology, untrammeled by antiquated ideas and methods.

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The more any doctor knew about gynecology and obstetrics, in fact, the less he would believe any such story as theirs.

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Most authorities on gynecology either make no reference whatever to the drug or ascribe little or no value to it.

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