gynecologist

noun

gy·​ne·​col·​o·​gist ˌgī-nə-ˈkä-lə-jist  ˌji- 

plural gynecologists

: a physician specializing in gynecology

When gynecologists follow women with atypical cervical cells, they often use colposcopy—a technique that permits a detailed examination of the cervix by means of a magnifying device.

—Malorye Allison

Examples of gynecologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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Tim launched the country’s first training program for obstetricians and gynecologists through a groundbreaking collaboration between the University of Michigan and the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. —Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025

And a lot of obstetricians and gynecologists don't have accessible [clinics] and training for treating disabled people. —Mara Gordon, NPR, 31 May 2025

Jackman's character, Robert Angier, doesn't know that, and literally stops at nothing to recreate a trick known as the Transported Man. 19 of 20 Jeremy Irons in 'Dead Ringers' Irons played Elliot and Beverly Mantle, identical twin gynecologists, in this 1988 thriller. —Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

gynecology + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gynecologist

• anthropologist
• archaeologist
• audiologist
• cardiologist
• criminologist
• dermatologist
• entomologist
• genealogist
• gerontologist
• gynaecologist
• musicologist
• ophthalmologist

Kids Definition

gynecologist

noun

gy·​ne·​col·​o·​gist

ˌgīn-i-ˈkäl-ə-jəst,

ˌjin-

: a physician who specializes in gynecology

Medical Definition

gynecologist

noun

gy·​ne·​col·​ogist

variants or chiefly British gynaecologist

ˌgīn-ə-ˈkäl-ə-jəst  ˌjin- 

: a specialist in gynecology