HealthSeptember 7, 2026

gynaecological

gy-nuh-kuh-LOJ-i-kuhl

Definition

Relating to the branch of medicine that focuses on the health and diseases of the female reproductive system.

Etymology

Derived from the Greek word 'gynē', meaning 'woman', combined with the suffix '-logy', meaning 'study of'. It entered English in the 19th century as a medical term.

In the news

The word is used to describe the scope of the professor's research, which includes addressing health disorders specific to the female reproductive system among adolescents.

Nigeria’s adolescent crisis not health challenge but systemic failure -UNIUYO don

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