gynecologist
noun
gy·ne·col·o·gist
ˌgī-nə-ˈkä-lə-jist 
ˌji-
ˌji-
plural gynecologists
: a physician specializing in gynecology
When gynecologists follow women with atypical cervical cells, they often use colposcopy—a technique that permits a detailed examination of the cervix by means of a magnifying device.—
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Ramos has three decades of experience as an obstetrician gynecologist at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, according to her biography.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Evelyn Griffin, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Louisiana who reportedly lost her job for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine, meanwhile, did her own research and tried to suggest that the mRNA in mRNA vaccines could be turned into DNA inside human cells and integrate into our genetic material.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025
Evelyn Griffin is an obstetrician and gynecologist based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Adaya was diagnosed with PCOS at 27 after several visits with primary care specialists, gynecologists and endocrinologists, and her primary symptom has always been irregular periods.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Evelyn Griffin, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Louisiana who reportedly lost her job for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine, meanwhile, did her own research and tried to suggest that the mRNA in mRNA vaccines could be turned into DNA inside human cells and integrate into our genetic material.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025
Evelyn Griffin is an obstetrician and gynecologist based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Adaya was diagnosed with PCOS at 27 after several visits with primary care specialists, gynecologists and endocrinologists, and her primary symptom has always been irregular periods.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Gynecologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gynecologist. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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gynecologist
noun
gy·ne·col·ogist
variants
or chiefly British gynaecologist
: a specialist in gynecology
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