Definition of gynecology
: a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women
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Ilyas’ great grandmother was a midwife in India and her grandmother practiced gynecology there.
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Looking at roles other than the attending, orthopedic and neurosurgery teams typically had mostly men the OR, while gynecology departments staffed mostly women.
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Historical retellings of the rise of American gynecology long overlooked the field’s intimate connection to American slavery.
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Alejandra Duran, a second-year student who intends to practice obstetrics and gynecology, translates for Dr. Matt Steinberger at the Access to Care clinic.
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Services will include gastroenterology, orthopedic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, podiatry, urology, sports health, hand surgery, gynecology and breast surgery.
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Pornography had existed since humans began drawing on cave walls, but Flynt took his to extremes unseen outside of gynecology textbooks.
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American gynecology was borne from these practices, and its damaging effects still permeates in the false belief that Black women don't experience pain the ways other women do.
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Despite the advances in obstetrics and gynecology in 19th-century America, most deliveries still took place at home.
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medical : a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women
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