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gynecologist

American  
[gahy-ni-kol-uh-jist, jin-i-, jahy-ni-] / ˌgaɪ nɪˈkɒl ə dʒɪst, ˌdʒɪn ɪ-, ˌdʒaɪ nɪ- /

noun

  • gynecologists
    plural
  1. a physician specializing in gynecology. GYN, gyn


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of gynecologist

First recorded in 1870–75; gynecolog(y) + -ist

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Rachel was eventually referred to a gynecologist but was told there was a wait of nearly a year.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

Middle-aged women who were suffering from depression were often prescribed anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medicine without further discussion or exploration, said Dr. Anna Barbieri, an obstetrician gynecologist and certified menopause practitioner in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

Before entering research, Dr. Uno spent eight years working as a gynecologist.

From Science Daily Feb. 9, 2026

“Reproductive-age women from puberty to menopause have significant cyclic changes in their sex hormones during the course of their menstrual cycle,” says Dr. Kacey M. Hamilton, a complex benign gynecologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 14, 2026

She felt something similar to what she had felt while waiting for the gynecologist: convinced that something was wrong with her body and yet willing him to tell her that all was well.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Nichola Howells from Manchester started experiencing extremely heavy periods at the age of 14 but spent decades being "dismissed" by doctors and even gynecologists.

From BBC Mar. 23, 2026

Because applying lidocaine takes extra time, Krajweski says some gynecologists look at her sideways for using it for IUDs, as well as endometrial biopsies.

From Slate Sep. 7, 2025

Regardless, Tasset said she believes this is an "important new finding" that will help gynecologists better counsel patients.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2024

The panel was composed of experts in the imaging and management of endometriosis, including radiologists, sonographers, gynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists, and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeons.

From Science Daily Apr. 9, 2024

He had specialized on women, and after over fifteen years of toilsome uphill labor he had become at thirty-seven one of the big gynecologists.

From His Family by Ernest Poole

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