gynaecologygynecologyn.
/ɡʌɪnɪˈkɒlədʒi//dʒʌɪnɪˈkɒlədʒi//dʒɪnɪˈkɒlədʒi/ That department of medical science which treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women. Also loosely, the science of womankind.
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gynaecology1847
gynae1942
the world > people > science of mankind > [noun] > anthropology > study of woman
gynaecology1885
women's studies1969
1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict.
1867 New Sydenham Soc. Retrospect Med. 368 Gynæcology, embracing the Physiology and Pathology of the non-pregnant state.
1883 Hart & Barbour (title) Manual of Gynecology.
1885 Jrnl. Educ. June 256 He..was theoretically an adept in gynæcology—the science of womankind.
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