gynecologist
Americannoun
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gynecologists
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of gynecologist
First recorded in 1870–75; gynecolog(y) + -ist
Example Sentences
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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
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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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