plural ob-gyns
: a physician who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology
obstetrics-gynecology
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Your ob-gyn can help rule out certain health conditions that may be at the root of it, like endometriosis or uterine fibroids.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 7 Mar. 2025
Here, an ob-gyn and a reproductive medicine specialist help identify five signs your period pain and other symptoms are actually signs of endometriosis—and how to cope.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
The Mindy Project, a workplace rom-com that cast the creator as a single ob-gyn, had some great moments but was inconsistent enough to feel as dashed-off as its placeholder title.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Three weeks before my due date, after a routine ultrasound, my high-risk ob-gyn walked briskly into the room.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Ob-gyn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ob-gyn. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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ob-gyn
1 of 2 noun
plural ob-gyns
: a physician who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology
OB-GYN
2 of 2 abbreviation
obstetrics-gynecology
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