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GYNAECOLOGY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gynaecology mean?
• GYNAECOLOGY (noun)
The noun GYNAECOLOGY has 1 sense:
1. the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women
Familiarity information: GYNAECOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
gynaecology; gynecology
Hypernyms ("gynaecology" is a kind of...):
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
Derivation:
gynaecological (of or relating to or practicing gynecology)
gynaecologist (a specialist in gynecology)
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