GYNECOLOGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gynecology mean? 

• GYNECOLOGY (noun)
  The noun GYNECOLOGY has 1 sense:

1. the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women

  Familiarity information: GYNECOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GYNECOLOGY (noun)

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 ("gynecology" is a kind of...):

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Derivation:

gynecologic; gynecological (of or relating to or practicing gynecology)

gynecologist (a specialist in gynecology)

 Context examples 

Of or relating to or practicing gynecology; pertaining to the health issues of women.

(Gynecologic, NCI Thesaurus)

An international organization with a mission to promote the wellbeing of women and to raise the standards of practice in obstetrics and gynecology.

(Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called obstetrics and gynecology.

(Ob/gyn, NCI Dictionary)

We used to think it took years and years to develop high blood pressure, said study author David Haas, M.D., a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, and a practicing OB/GYN doctor.

(First-time pregnancy complications linked to increased risk of hypertension later in life, National Institutes of Health)