gynæcology
(ˌgaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒɪ, dʒaɪ-, dʒɪ-)
Also gynecology.
[f. gynæco- + -logy.]
That department of medical science which treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women. Also loosely, the science of womankind.
| 1847 in Craig. 1867 New Syd. Soc. Retrosp. 368 Gynæcology, embracing the Physiology and Pathology of the non-pregnant state. 1883 Hart & Barbour (title) Manual of Gynecology. 1885 Jrnl. Educ. 1 June 256 He..was theoretically an adept in gynæcology—the science of womankind. |