gynecologist

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gynecologist

/ˌɡaɪnəˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/
/ˌd͡ʒaɪnəˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/

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Where it comes from

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.

noun gynecologists · gynaecologist · gynæcologist

US A physician specializing in diseases of the female reproductive system. Dr. Schirren: The members of this round table keep on speaking about urologists and gynecologists but you never mention andrologists.
Similar: gynie, gyno

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"gynecologist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gynecologist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gynecologist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gynecologist

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"gynecologist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gynecologist.

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@misc{gynecologist_2026,
  title = {gynecologist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gynecologist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}