gynecologist

/ˌɡaɪnəˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/

gynecologist means A physician specializing in diseases of the female reproductive system. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 71 out of 100.

gynecologist is pronounced /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.

noun

A physician specializing in diseases of the female reproductive system.“Dr. Schirren: The members of this round table keep on speaking about urologists and gynecologists but you never mention andrologists.”