ob-gyn
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ob-gyn¹
noun ob-gyns
- Alternative letter-case form of OB-GYN
OB-GYN²
Where it comes from
Blend of obstetrics + gynecology.
noun OB-GYNs · ob-gyn · obgyn · ob/gyn · ObGyn · Ob-Gyn
- Obstetrics and gynecology. He was a doctor; she was a nurse. She assumed he was the authority on this part of the body. “I never worked in OB-GYN before,” said Gillian, who asked to be identified by her first name to protect her privacy. “I was pretty clueless.”
- A physician in these specialties; an obstetrician-gynecologist.
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(prefixed with the) A clinic or doctor's office with these specialties.
Similar: obs and gynae, O&G, obstetrician-gynecologist
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Talk about this word "ob-gyn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ob-gyn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ob-gyn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ob-gyn "ob-gyn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ob-gyn.Cite this
@misc{ob_gyn_2026,
title = {ob-gyn},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ob-gyn},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
