obstetrician-gynecologist

noun

A physician specializing in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system, pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period; commonly abbreviated as OB-GYN.

“The town had only one obstetrician-gynecologist.”

Similar
OB-GYNobs and gynae
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Meanings

nounobstetrician-gynecologist (plural obstetrician-gynecologists)

plural obstetrician-gynecologists · alternative OB-GYN

  1. CanadaUScountablemedicineA physician specializing in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system, pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period; commonly abbreviated as OB-GYN.

    The town had only one obstetrician-gynecologist.

    Synonyms: OB-GYN, obs and gynae

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA physician specializing in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system, pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period; commonly abbreviated as OB-GYN.

Similar
OB-GYNobs and gynae
Also see
ob-gynobs and gynae

Origin

From obstetrician + gynecologist.

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Translations

Hungarian szülész-nőgyógyász
  • szülész-nőgyógyásza physician who is both an obstetrician and a gynecologist
Russian акуше́р-гинеко́лог
  • акуше́р-гинеко́лог (akušér-ginekólog)a physician who is both an obstetrician and a gynecologist
Ukrainian акуше́р-гінеко́лог
  • акуше́р-гінеко́лог (akušér-hinekóloh)a physician who is both an obstetrician and a gynecologist
Cite this entry
APA

obstetrician-gynecologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstetrician-gynecologist

MLA

“obstetrician-gynecologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstetrician-gynecologist. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obstetrician-gynecologist,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstetrician-gynecologist.

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