Meanings
noungynecology (uncountable)
alternative Commonwealth gynaecology · alternative dated gynæcology · alternative gyn/ecology
- USuncountableThe study of, or the branch of medicine specializing in, the medical problems of women, especially disorders of the reproductive organs.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women
Similar
Broader
medicinemedical specialty
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekγυνή“woman”
- Frenchgynécologie
- Englishgynecology
From French gynécologie, from Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”, stem γυναικ-) + -logie (“-logy”). Replaced earlier gyniatrics. By surface analysis, gyneco- + -logy.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic طِبّ النِّسَاء
- طِبّ النِّسَاء (ṭibb an-nisāʔ)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Basque ginekologia
- ginekologiabranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Bengali স্ত্রীরোগবিদ্যা
- স্ত্রীরোগবিদ্যা (strirōgbidda)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Bulgarian гинеколо́гия
- гинеколо́гия (ginekológija)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Catalan ginecologia
- ginecologiabranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Chinese Mandarin 婦科 /妇科
- 婦科 /妇科 (fùkē)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Czech gynekologie
- gynekologiebranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Danish gynækologi
- gynækologibranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Dutch gynaecologie
- gynaecologiebranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Esperanto ginekologio
- ginekologiobranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Estonian günekoloogia
- günekoloogiabranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Finnish naistentautioppi
- naistentautioppibranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
French gynécologie
- gynécologiebranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
German Frauenheilkunde, Gynäkologie
- Frauenheilkundebranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
- Gynäkologiebranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Greek γυναικολογία
- γυναικολογία (gynaikología)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Hebrew גִינֵקוֹלוֹגִיָה
- גִינֵקוֹלוֹגִיָה (ginekológia)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Hindi स्त्रीरोगविद्या, स्त्रीरोगविज्ञान
- स्त्रीरोगविद्या (strīrogvidyā)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
- स्त्रीरोगविज्ञान (strīrogvijñān)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
- प्रसूतिशास्त्र (prasūtiśāstra)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Hungarian nőgyógyászat
- nőgyógyászatbranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Icelandic kvensjúkdómafræði
- kvensjúkdómafræðibranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Irish liacht bhan, gínéiceolaíocht
- liacht bhanbranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
- gínéiceolaíochtbranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
- banliachtbranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Italian ginecologia
- ginecologiabranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Japanese 婦人科
- 婦人科 (fujinka)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Korean 부인과
- 부인과 (bu'in'gwa)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Latvian ginekoloģija
- ginekoloģijabranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Lithuanian ginekologija
- ginekologijabranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Malay ginekologi
- ginekologibranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Māori mātai arowahine
- mātai arowahinebranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Norwegian Bokmål gynekologi
- gynekologibranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Persian پزشکی زنان, گایناکولوژی
- پزشکی زنان (pezeški-ye zanân)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
- گایناکولوژی (gâynâkoloži)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Polish ginekologia
- ginekologiabranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Portuguese ginecologia
- ginecologiabranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Romanian ginecologie
- ginecologiebranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Russian гинеколо́гия
- гинеколо́гия (ginekológija)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Scottish Gaelic lèigheòlas bhan
- lèigheòlas bhanbranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Slovak gynekológia
- gynekológiabranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Spanish ginecología
- ginecologíabranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Swahili elimuuzazi
- elimuuzazibranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Swedish gynekologi
- gynekologibranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Thai นรีเวชวิทยา, นรีเวชศาสตร์
- นรีเวชวิทยา (ná-rii-wêet-wí-tá-yaa)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
- นรีเวชศาสตร์ (ná-rii-wêet-chá-sàat)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Turkish jinekoloji
- jinekolojibranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Ukrainian гінеколо́гія
- гінеколо́гія (hinekolóhija)branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Vietnamese phụ khoa, bệnh phụ khoa
- phụ khoabranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
- bệnh phụ khoabranch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gynecology
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“gynecology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gynecology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gynecology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gynecology.
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