gyneco-

gyneco-

a combining form meaning “woman,” “female,” used in the formation of compound words: gynecology.
Also, especially British, gynaeco-.
Also, especially before a vowel, gynec-.
Also, gyne-, gyno-.


Origin:
< Greek, combining form representing gynaik-, stem of gynḗ female, woman
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To gyneco-

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Gyneco- is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Collins
World English Dictionary
gynaeco- or (US) gyneco-
 
combining form
relating to women; female: gynaecology
 
[from Greek, from gunē, gunaik- woman, female]
 
gyneco- or (US) gyneco-
 
combining form
 
[from Greek, from gunē, gunaik- woman, female]

gyneco-
 
combining form
a variant (esp US) of gynaeco-

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

gyneco- or gynec-
pref.
Woman: gynecology.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT