Occupation or Discipline
gynecology Audio
gy·ne·col·o·gy [ gahy-ni-kol-uh-jee, jin-i-, jahy-ni- ]
Subclass of:
Reproductive Medicine; Specialties, Surgical
Etymology:
Greek gyne = woman + logos = discourse or treatise
Definitions related to gynecology:
  • A medical-surgical specialty concerned with the physiology and disorders primarily of the female genital tract, as well as female endocrinology and reproductive physiology.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Branch of medical science which treats diseases of the genital tract in women.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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