Library / English Dictionary

GYNECOLOGIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A specialist in gynecology

Synonyms:

gynaecologist; gynecologist; woman's doctor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("gynecologist" is a kind of...):

medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)

Instance hyponyms:

John Rock; Rock (United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984))

Derivation:

gynecology (the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women)

Credits