noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌɡaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒi/
UK:/ˌdʒaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒi/
US:/ˌɡaɪnəˈkɑləd͡ʒi/
US:/ˌd͡ʒaɪnəˈkɑləd͡ʒi/
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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
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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