gynecologist

Meaning

A physician specializing in diseases of the female reproductive system.

Synonyms

gynaecologist

gynaecologist

woman’s doctor

obstetrician

Translations

ginecologo

gynécologue

ginecólogo

Frauenarzt

Gynäkologe

γυναικολόγος

Gynäkologin

ginecologa

ginecólogo

ginecologista

ginecòleg

jinekolog

kadın doktoru

طبيب نسائي

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɡaɪnəˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”) (genitive form
γυναικός) + -λογία (-logía, “branch of study”), itself the combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “word, knowledge, reason”). By surface analysis, gynecology + -ist or gyneco- + -logist.