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gynaecologist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌɡaɪ.nəˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ (UK)
• /ˌɡaɪ.nəˈkɑː.lə.dʒɪst/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English gynaecology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English gynaecologist From gynaecology + -ist.

Meanings

1. (Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of gynecologist.
   alt of gynecologist
   • 2009, India Today, Volume 34, Issues 36-43, page 592, With one of the highest birth rates across the world (22.69 births per thousand), one can be sure that no gynaecologist will be without work in India.
   • Mr Shikuku: […]Was there any gynaecologist among those doctors? Mr. Angatia: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was a gynaecologist and also a midwife. 1995 October 31, Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard), page 2287:
   • According to the Bill, from the moment that the embryo insertion has been completed, the authority for the gynaecologist to have an embryo in his possession immediately and automatically ends. 1984, British House of Commons, Parliamentary debates (Hansard), page 345:
   • During the past 5 years considerable interest has been shown by gynaecologists in the technique of laparoscopy (Steptoe, 1967; Cohen, 1970). 1972, The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, volume 12, page 194:
   • Since there is an important bill under study today, we are asked to hope that a gynaecologist will sit on a therapeutic committee. 1969, Canadian House of Commons, Debates, Official Report, page 8287:
   • In the last analysis, the fate of each individual woman rests in the hands of the gynaecologist. 1950, Moya Woodside, Sterilization in North Carolina: A Sociological and Psychological Study, University of North Carolina Press, page 56:

Forms

Synonyms

gynie

Translations (62)

de Frauenheilkundler (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · ar طَبِيب نِسَاء (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · es ginecóloga (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · da gynækolog (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · de Frauenärztin (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · fi gynekologi (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · pl ginekolog (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · it ginecologa (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · fi naistentautilääkäri (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · ro ginecologă (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · ga lia ban (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · es ginecólogo (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · nn gynekolog (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · de Frauenheilkundlerin (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · ca ginecòleg (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · fr gynécologue (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · is kvensjúkdómalæknir (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · sv gynekolog (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · th นรีแพทย์ (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · gl xinecólogo (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · vo vomasanan (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · be гінеко́лаг (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · nb gynekolog (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · ast xinecólogu (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · de Frauenarzt (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · mi mātanga arowahine (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · sw daktari wa wanawake (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · eo ginekologo (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · de Gynäkologe (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · uk гінеко́лог (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · it ginecologo (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · nb kvinnelege (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · fy gynekolooch (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · ja 婦人科医 (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · ru гинеко́лог (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · io ginekologo (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · el γυναικολόγος (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · ms pakar sakit puan (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · hu nőgyógyász (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · eu ginekologo (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · yi גיינאַקאַלאַדזשאַסט (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · cy gynaecolegydd (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · cs gynekolog (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · tr jinekolog (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · de Gynäkologin (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · pt ginecologista (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · fa پزشک زنان (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · nl vrouwenarts (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · tr nisaiyeci (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · cmn 婦科醫生 /妇科医生 (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · nl gynaecologe (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · mt ġineloġista (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · nn kvinnelege (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · ast xinecóloga (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · nl gynaecoloog (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · hu nőorvos (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · kl arnat nappaataannut nakorsaq (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · ro ginecolog (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · hy գինեկոլոգ (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · gd lèigh-eòlaich bhan (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · fa دکتر زنان (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system) · is kvenlæknir (specialist in diseases of the female reproductive system)