gynecology

noun

gy·​ne·​col·​o·​gy ˌgī-nə-ˈkä-lə-jē How to pronounce gynecology (audio) ˌji- How to pronounce gynecology (audio)
: a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women
gynecologic adjective

Examples of gynecology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Others experience more than one symptom, said Dr. Lauren Streicher, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024 Those foods contribute to period weight gain, says Lisa Dabney, MD, an assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Women's Health, 14 July 2023 In a new episode of Chasing Life, Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks to Dr. Monica Christmas, the director of the menopause program at the University of Chicago Medicine and an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology. Aj Willingham, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024 The earliest a test can detect the hormone in urine is about the six days before the day of the menstrual period that would be missed, says Mary Jane Minkin, MD, a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive sciences at Yale School of Medicine. Korin Miller, Women's Health, 11 Aug. 2023 At the protest, Bernard, who teaches obstetrics and gynecology and trains new doctors at the medical school, spoke with a resident who was about to start seeing adolescent patients. Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2024 In vitro fertilization, or IVF, is when an egg is removed from a woman’s body and combined with sperm inside a laboratory before being implanted, said Dr. Eve Feinberg, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024 The rapid effects of fluctuating pregnancy hormones can trigger symptoms like intense nausea, heartburn, and vomiting, Kamilah Dixon, MD, a clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, tells SELF. Tiffany Ayuda, SELF, 14 Feb. 2024 The programs and Baptist facilities FIU and Baptist will partner on 22 residency programs, including obstetrics, gynecology and psychiatry. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of gynecology was in 1828

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“Gynecology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gynecology. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

gynecology

noun
gy·​ne·​col·​o·​gy ˌgīn-i-ˈkäl-ə-jē How to pronounce gynecology (audio) ˌjin- How to pronounce gynecology (audio)
: 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
plural gynecologies
: a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women
gynecologic adjective
or gynecological or chiefly British gynaecologic or gynaecological

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