gynecology
UK/ˌɡaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒi//ˌɡaɪnəˈkɑləd͡ʒi/
gynecology noun: the study of, or the branch of medicine specializing in, the medical problems of women, especially disorders of the reproductive organs.
Noun
gynecology (uncountable)
- The study of, or the branch of medicine specializing in, the medical problems of women, especially disorders of the reproductive organs.
gynecology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
gynecology in Hindi
- branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
- स्त्रीरोगविद्या strīrogvidyā, स्त्रीरोगविज्ञान strīrogvijñān, प्रसूतिशास्त्र prasūtiśāstra
gynecology in Tamil
- பெண்ணோயியல்
gynecology in Bengali
- branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
- স্ত্রীরোগবিদ্যা strirōgbidda
gynecology in Kannada
- ಹೆಣ್ಣೊಡಲರಿಮೆ, ಗರ್ಭಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ
More languagesFewer languages
- gynecology in Arabic
- طِبّ النِّسَاء ṭibb an-nisāʔ
- gynecology in Malay
- ginekologi
- gynecology in Persian
- پزشکی زنان pezeški-ye zanân, گایناکولوژی gâynâkoloži
- gynecology in Thai
- นรีเวชวิทยา ná-rii-wêet-wí-tá-yaa, นรีเวชศาสตร์ ná-rii-wêet-chá-sàat
- gynecology in Vietnamese
- phụ khoa, bệnh phụ khoa
- gynecology in Myanmar
- မီးယပ်ပညာ mi:yappa.nya
Forms of gynecology
| alternative Commonwealth | gynaecology |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gyn/ecology |
| alternative form (dated) | gynæcology |
Origin of gynecology
From French gynécologie, from Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”, stem γυναικ-) + -logie (“-logy”). Replaced earlier gyniatrics.
Words formed from gynecology
Questions about gynecology
- What does gynecology mean?
- Gynecology means the study of, or the branch of medicine specializing in, the medical problems of women, especially disorders of the reproductive organs.
- What is gynecology in Hindi?
- Gynecology in Hindi is स्त्रीरोगविद्या (strīrogvidyā), स्त्रीरोगविज्ञान (strīrogvijñān), प्रसूतिशास्त्र (prasūtiśāstra). See Gynecology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gynecology?
- Gynecology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gynecology?
- Gynecology is pronounced /ˌɡaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (UK).
Words near gynecology in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gynecology (page history and authors); gynecology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gynecology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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