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gy⋅ne⋅col⋅o⋅gy

  [gahy-ni-kol-uh-jee, jin-i-, jahy-ni-]
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the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, esp. of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn
Origin:
1840–50; gyneco- + -logy

Related forms:
gyn⋅e⋅co⋅log⋅ic  [jin-i-kuh-loj-ik, gahy-ni-, jahy-ni-] , gyn⋅e⋅co⋅log⋅i⋅cal, adjective
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gy·ne·col·o·gy   (gī'nĭ-kŏl'ə-jē, jĭn'ĭ-, jī'nĭ-)   
n.  The branch of medicine dealing with health care for women, especially the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive organs.
gy'ne·co·log'i·cal (-kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl), gy'ne·co·log'ic adj., gy'ne·col'o·gist n.
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Cultural Dictionary

gynecology [(geye-nuh-kol-uh-jee, jin-uh-kol-uh-jee)]

The branch of medicine devoted to the care of women, and particularly to the study and care of the female reproductive system.

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Word Origin & History

gynecology 
1847, from Fr. gynécologie, from Gk. gynaik-, comb. form of gyne "woman, female," from PIE *gwen- "woman" (see queen). Second element is from Fr. -logie "study of," from Gk.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gy·ne·col·o·gy
Variant: or chiefly British gy·nae·col·o·gy /"gIn-&-'käl-&-jE,"jin-/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductivesystem of women —gy·ne·co·log·ic /"gIn-i-k&-'läj-ik, "jin-/ or gy·ne·co·log·i·cal /-i-k&l/ or chiefly British gy·nae·co·log·ic or gy·nae·co·log·i·cal adjective
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gynecology gy·ne·col·o·gy (gī'nĭ-kŏl'ə-jē, jĭn'ĭ-, jī'nĭ-)
n.
Abbr. GYN
The branch of medicine dealing with the administration of health care to women, especially the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive organs.

gy'ne·co·log'i·cal (-kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) or gy'ne·co·log'ic adj.

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