gynecology
noun
gy·ne·col·o·gy
ˌgī-nə-ˈkä-lə-jē 
ˌji-
ˌji-
: a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women
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Not a ‘Total Replacement’ The device does have some limitations, Lisa Bayer, MD, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine who is not involved with Carevix research, told Health.
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Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 28 June 2024
Yolanda Lawson, a Dallas obstetrics and gynecology specialist, is president of the National Medical Association, which represents Black physicians.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Soon after the announcement, the county government dispatched ten doctors, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, and set up a temporary medical clinic inside a nearby motel.
—Su Cici, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2016
Avoid caffeine, smoking, alcohol, and spicy foods Dr. Kelli Burroughs, department chair of obstetrics and gynecology at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital in Houston, has noticed that patients’ anxiety about hot flashes spikes with the temperature.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 21 June 2024
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Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 28 June 2024
Yolanda Lawson, a Dallas obstetrics and gynecology specialist, is president of the National Medical Association, which represents Black physicians.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Soon after the announcement, the county government dispatched ten doctors, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, and set up a temporary medical clinic inside a nearby motel.
—Su Cici, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2016
Avoid caffeine, smoking, alcohol, and spicy foods Dr. Kelli Burroughs, department chair of obstetrics and gynecology at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital in Houston, has noticed that patients’ anxiety about hot flashes spikes with the temperature.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 21 June 2024
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gynecology
noun
gy·ne·col·o·gy
ˌgīn-i-ˈkäl-ə-jē
ˌjin-
ˌjin-
: a branch of medicine that is concerned with the diseases and routine medical care of the reproductive system of women
Medical Definition
gynecology
noun
gy·ne·col·o·gy
variants
or chiefly British gynaecology
plural gynecologies
: a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women
gynecologic
adjective
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