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gynecologist

[gahy-ni-kol-uh-jist, jin-i-, jahy-ni-] Example Sentences

gy·ne·col·o·gist

[gahy-ni-kol-uh-jist, jin-i-, jahy-ni-]
noun
a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn

Origin:
1870–75; gynecolog(y) + -ist
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Example Sentences
  • But on the day of her delivery, she said, her gynecologist never arrived.
  • Patients suffering from cardiac arrests aren't sent to a podiatrist or a gynecologist or some generalist.
  • Her problem doctor was a new gynecologist she saw for a routine checkup.
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gynaecology or gynecology (ˌɡaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
the branch of medicine concerned with diseases in women, esp those of the genitourinary tract
 
gynecology or gynecology
 
n
 
gynaecological or gynecology
 
adj
 
gynaeco'logic or gynecology
 
adj
 
gyneco'logical or gynecology
 
adj
 
gyneco'logic or gynecology
 
adj
 
gynae'cologist or gynecology
 
n
 
gyne'cologist or gynecology
 
n

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gynecologist gy·ne·col·o·gist (gī'nĭ-kŏl'ə-jĭst, jĭn'ĭ-, jī'nĭ-)
n.
A physician specializing in gynecology.

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