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gynec/o

A word part that means woman or female.

GY-nuh-koh root

What it means

The combining form used in words about women and the female reproductive organs. Gynecology is the branch of medicine for the female reproductive system, a gynecologist is the doctor who practices it, and gynecomastia is breast tissue growth in a male. It is often shortened to gyn/o.

At a glance

Also writtengyn/o, gyneco-, gyno-

Related terms

-logy

A word ending that means the study of something.

men/o

A word part that means menstruation or month.

hyster/o

A word part that means the uterus, the womb.

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