gynecology

US: /ˌgaɪnɪˈkɑlədʒi, ˌdʒɪnɪ-/

US: (gī′ni kol′ə jē, jin′i-, jī′ni-)

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gy•ne•col•o•gy /ˌgaɪnɪˈkɑlədʒi, ˌdʒɪnɪ-/   n. [uncountable]

1. Medicine the branch of medicine that deals with the health and diseases of women, esp. of the reproductive organs.

gy•ne•co•log•ic /ˌgaɪnɪkəˈlɑdʒɪk, ˌdʒɪnɪ-/  gy•ne•co•log•i•cal, adj. [before a noun]
gy•ne•col•o•gist, n. [countable] See -gyn-.

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gy•ne•col•o•gy  (gī′ni kol′ə jē, jin′i-, jī′ni-), n. 

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

• 1840–50; gyneco- + -logy

gyn•e•co•log•ic  ( jin′i kə loj′ik, gī′ni-, jī′ni-), gyn′e•co•log′i•cal, adj. 

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gynaecology, gynecology / ˌɡaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒɪ/ noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with diseases in women, esp those of the genitourinary tract

gynaecological / ˌɡaɪnɪkəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl/, ˌgynaecoˈlogicˌgynecoˈlogical, ˌgynecoˈlogic adjective

ˌgynaeˈcologist, ˌgyneˈcologist noun