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

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

Noun

gynecology (usually uncountable, plural gynecologies) (American spelling)

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

Translations

branch of medicine specializing in the problems of women

• Armenian: գինեկոլոգիա (hy) (ginekologia)
• Basque: ginekologia (eu)
• Belarusian: гінекало́гія f (hinjekalóhija)
• Bulgarian: гинеколо́гия f (ginekológija)
• Catalan: ginecologia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 婦科／妇科 (zh) (fùkē), 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
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• 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
• Thai: นรีเวชวิทยา (ná-rii-wêet-wí-tá-yaa)
• Ukrainian: гінеколо́гія f (hinekolóhija)
• West Frisian: gynekology