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gynecology

noun · 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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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌɡaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒi/
  • UK: /ˌdʒaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒi/
  • US: /ˌɡaɪnəˈkɑləd͡ʒi/
  • US: /ˌd͡ʒaɪnəˈkɑləd͡ʒi/
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  • CMU ARPABET: G AY2 N AH0 K AA1 L AH0 JH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The study of, or the branch of medicine specializing in, the medical problems of women, especially disorders of the reproductive organs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gynaecology

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty

History

Etymology

From French gynécologie, from Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”) + -logie (“-logy”). Replaced earlier gyniatrics.

Across languages

Translations

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: gjinekologji — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Arabic: طِبّ النِّسَاء (ṭibb an-nisāʔ) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Armenian: գինեկոլոգիա (ginekologia) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Asturian: xinecoloxía — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Azerbaijani: ginekologiya — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Basque: ginekologia — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Belarusian: гінекало́гія (hinjekalóhija) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Bengali: স্ত্রীরোগবিদ্যা (strirōgbidda) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Bulgarian: гинеколо́гия (ginekológija) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Burmese: မီးယပ်ပညာ (mi:yappa.nya) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Catalan: ginecologia — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Chinese Mandarin: 婦科 /妇科 (fùkē) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Cornish: bengorfonieth — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Czech: gynekologie — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Danish: gynækologi — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Dutch: gynaecologie — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Esperanto: ginekologio — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Estonian: günekoloogia — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Finnish: naistentautioppi — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • French: gynécologie — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • West-Frisian: gynekology — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Georgian: გინეკოლოგია (gineḳologia) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • German: Frauenheilkunde — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • German: Gynäkologie — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Greek: γυναικολογία (gynaikología) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Hebrew: גִינֵקוֹלוֹגִיָה (ginekológia) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Hindi: स्त्रीरोगविद्या (strīrogvidyā) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Hindi: स्त्रीरोगविज्ञान (strīrogvijñān) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Hindi: प्रसूतिशास्त्र (prasūtiśāstra) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Hungarian: nőgyógyászat — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Icelandic: kvensjúkdómafræði — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Ido: ginekologio — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Irish: liacht bhan — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Irish: gínéiceolaíocht — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Irish: banliacht — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Italian: ginecologia — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Japanese: 婦人科 (fujinka) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Kazakh: гинекология (ginekologiä) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Korean: 부인과 (bu'in'gwa) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Northern Kurdish: jînekolojî — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Kyrgyz: гинекология (ginekologiya) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Lao: ນະຣີເວດສະວິທະຍາ (na rī wēt sa wi tha nyā) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Latvian: ginekoloģija — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Lithuanian: ginekologija — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Macedonian: гинекологија (ginekologija) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Malay: ginekologi — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Māori: mātai arowahine — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Mongolian: гинекологи (ginekologi) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gynekologi — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Persian: پزشکی زنان (pezeški-ye zanân) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Persian: گایناکولوژی (gâynâkoloži) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Polish: ginekologia — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Portuguese: ginecologia — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Romanian: ginecologie — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Russian: гинеколо́гия (ginekológija) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Scottish Gaelic: lèigheòlas bhan — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Serbo-Croatian: гинеколо̀гија — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Serbo-Croatian: ginekològija — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Slovak: gynekológia — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Slovene: ginekologȋja — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Spanish: ginecología — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Swahili: elimuuzazi — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Swedish: gynekologi — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Tajik: гинекология (ginekologiya) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Thai: นรีเวชวิทยา (ná-rii-wêet-wí-tá-yaa) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Thai: นรีเวชศาสตร์ (ná-rii-wêet-chá-sàat) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Turkish: jinekoloji — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Turkmen: ginekologiýa — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Ukrainian: гінеколо́гія (hinekolóhija) — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Uzbek: ginekologiya — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Vietnamese: phụ khoa — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women
  • Vietnamese: bệnh phụ khoa — branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women