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GYN
1gyn-
2variant of gyno- before a vowel.
gynarchy.
gyn.
1abbreviation
gynaecological
gynaecology
gyn-
2combining form
variant of gyno-
Example Sentences
We’ve got to do whatever we can to help doctors and those studying to be doctors understand menopause — and in all practices, not just OB/GYN.
For one thing, OB/GYN residency programs can’t be accredited unless they provide clinical experience in abortion care.
He left its physician network in 2018 but retained hospital privileges at Cedars-Sinai while working in private practice at Rodeo Drive Women’s Health Center and Beverly Hills OB/GYN, which were also named as defendants in the lawsuit.
As for expanding our family, my OB/GYN suggested taking progesterone for the fourth try.
As a medical student, he said, “I was discouraged from going into OB/GYN. I was told you can’t really do research on pregnant women. This is still basically true.”
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When To Use
Gyn- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “woman,” “female.” It is used in some academic, medical, and scientific terms.Gyn- comes from the Greek ḗ, meaning “woman,” among other related senses.Gyn- is a variant of gyno-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Gyno- is itself a variant of the combining form gyneco-. Another variant of gyneco- is gyne-. Some corresponding forms of gyneco- combined to the end of words include -gyne, -gynous, and -gyny. Learn about their overlap and distinctions in the 51Թs That Use articles for each form.As you can see, the Greek ḗ has proven to be very productive in English.
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