gynecology

noun

gy·​ne·​col·​o·​gy ˌgī-nə-ˈkä-lə-jē  ˌji- 

: a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women

gynecologic

ˌgī-ni-kə-ˈlä-jik  ˌji- 

adjective

or gynecological

ˌgī-ni-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl  ˌji- 

Examples of gynecology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Baker’s client had not received any ultrasounds or bloodwork — the standard of care according to governing bodies of obstetrics and gynecology nationally. —Alyssa N. Salcedo, Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024

The problem could potentially lie with the array of conditions associated with menopause or hormonal changes, says Dr. Jennifer Lang, a board certified OB-GYN specializing in holistic gynecology and preventive oncology. —Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 9 Aug. 2024

The second possibility is that the people searching for basic information about gynecology may not need gynecological care themselves. —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 July 2024

Of five obstetrics and gynecology students at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in 2021, two went on to enter a practice in Iowa, according to an Iowa Health and Human Services report. —Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from German Gynäkologie, borrowed from New Latin gynaecologia, from gynaeco- gyneco- + -logia -logy

Note: The Latin term appears in the titles of the German physician Martin Schurig's Gynaecologia historico-medica (Dresden, 1730) and in the German humanist and physician Johann Peter Lotichius's Gynaicologia, id est, de nobilitate et perfectione sexus feminei (Rinteln, 1630). Neither work, however, dealt with gynecology as a branch of medicine. Schurig's book dealt with female sexual behavior from a medical and legal standpoint, and Lotichius discussed the nature of women and challenged the ancients' belief in female inferiority.

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

gynecology

noun

gy·​ne·​col·​o·​gy ˌgīn-i-ˈkäl-ə-jē  ˌjin- 

: a branch of medicine that is concerned with the diseases and routine medical care of the reproductive system of women

Medical Definition

gynecology

noun

gy·​ne·​col·​o·​gy

variants or chiefly British gynaecology

ˌgīn-ə-ˈkäl-ə-jē  ˌjin- 

plural gynecologies

: a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women

gynecologic

ˌgīn-i-kə-ˈläj-ik  ˌjin- 

adjective

or gynecological

-i-kəl 

or chiefly British gynaecologic or gynaecological