Branch of medicine

• The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Both gynaecology and obstetrics challenged traditional lines of demarcation between medicine and surgery. ▪ But he had forgotten much of the gynaecology he had studied three or four years ago. ▪ He's a medical student, doing ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of gynecology English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
gynaecology \gynaecology\ n. The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women; same as gynecology . Syn: gynecology.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Gynecology or gynaecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive systems ( vagina , uterus and ovaries ) and the breasts . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women ". Its counterpart is andrology , ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women [syn: gynecology ]