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gynecological

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to gynecology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or practicing gynecology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • gynecological examination

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gynaecological, gynecologic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English gynecology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English gynecological From gynecology + -ical.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: гінекалагі́чны (hinjekalahíčny) — pertaining to gynecology
  • Catalan: ginecològic — pertaining to gynecology
  • Dutch: gynaecologisch — pertaining to gynecology
  • Esperanto: ginekologia — pertaining to gynecology
  • Finnish: gynekologinen — pertaining to gynecology
  • French: gynécologique — pertaining to gynecology
  • Galician: xinecolóxico — pertaining to gynecology
  • German: gynäkologisch — pertaining to gynecology
  • Hungarian: nőgyógyászati — pertaining to gynecology
  • Icelandic: kvensjúkdóma- — pertaining to gynecology
  • Italian: ginecologico — pertaining to gynecology
  • Latvian: ginekoloģisks — pertaining to gynecology
  • Polish: ginekologiczny — pertaining to gynecology
  • Portuguese: ginecológico — pertaining to gynecology
  • Romanian: ginecologic — pertaining to gynecology
  • Russian: гинекологи́ческий (ginekologíčeskij) — pertaining to gynecology
  • Spanish: ginecológico — pertaining to gynecology
  • Ukrainian: гінекологі́чний (hinekolohíčnyj) — pertaining to gynecology