gynecologist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A physician specializing in diseases of the female reproductive system.

Pronunciation

/ˌɡaɪnəˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/ /ˌd͡ʒaɪnəˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-gynecologist.wav

Word forms

gynecologist gynecologists gynaecologist gynæcologist

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”) (genitive form γυναικός) + -λογία (-logía, “branch of study”), itself the combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “word, knowledge, reason”). By surface analysis, gynecology + -ist or gyneco- + -logist.

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