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gynecologist

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

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɡaɪnəˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/
  • /ˌd͡ʒaɪnəˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/
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  • CMU ARPABET: G AY2 N AH0 K AA1 L AH0 JH AH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A physician specializing in diseases of the female reproductive system.

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

noun

Meaning 2

a specialist in gynecology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gynaecologist, woman's doctor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist

Narrower terms: Rock, John Rock

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”) (genitive form γυναικός) + -λογία (-logía, “branch of study”), itself the combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “word, knowledge, reason”). By surface analysis, gynecology + -ist or gyneco- + -logist.