gynecology

English

Alternative forms

gynaecology (Commonwealth, Canada)
gynæcology (archaic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɡaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒi/, /ˌdʒaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (dated)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌɡaɪnəˈkɑlədʒi/, /ˌdʒaɪnəˈkɑlədʒi/ (dated)

Noun

gynecology (usually uncountable, plural gynecologies) (US, Canada)

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

Translations

branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women

Armenian: գինեկոլոգիա (ginekologia)
Basque: ginekologia (eu)
Belarusian: гінекалогія f (hinekalóhija)
Bulgarian: гинекология f (ginekológija)
Catalan: ginecologia f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 婦科 (zh), 妇科 (zh) (fùkē)
Czech: gynekologie (cs) f
Danish: gynækologi (da) c
Dutch: gynaecologie (nl)
Esperanto: ginekologio
Finnish: naistentautioppi (fi)
French: gynécologie (fr) f
German: Frauenheilkunde f, Gynäkologie (de) f
Greek: γυναικολογία (el) f (gynaikología)
Icelandic: kvensjúkdómafræði f

Ido: ginekologio (io)
Irish: liacht bhan f, gínéiceolaíocht f, banliacht f
Italian: ginecologia (it) f
Japanese: 婦人科 (ja) (ふじんか, fujinka)
Korean: 부인과 (ko) (bu-in-gwa) (婦人科 (ko))
Malay: ginekologi
Maori: mātai arowahine
Polish: ginekologia (pl) f
Portuguese: ginecologia (pt) f
Romanian: ginecologie (ro) f
Russian: гинеколо́гия (ru) f (ginekológija)
Scottish Gaelic: lèigheòlas bhan m
Spanish: ginecología (es) f
Swedish: gynekologi (sv) c
Ukrainian: гінекологія f (hinekolóhija)
West Frisian: gynekology

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