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GYNAECOLOGIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
gynaecologist; gynecologist; woman's doctor
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gynaecologist" 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:
gynaecology (the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women)