OB-GYN

See also: ob-gyn, ob/gyn, obgyn, OB/GYN, OBGYN, ObGyn, Ob-Gyn, and Ob/Gyn

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of obstetrics + gynecology.

Pronunciation

(initialism)
  • (UK) IPA(key): /əʊ.bi.dʒi.waɪˈɛn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊ.bi.dʒi.waɪˈɛn/
(acronym)
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɒbˈɡaɪn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɑbˈɡaɪn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊ.biˈdʒɪn/

Noun

OB-GYN (countable and uncountable, plural OB-GYNs) (US) (Canada, less common)

  1. (uncountable, informal, medicine, initialism, acronym) Obstetrics and gynecology.
    • 2022 October 17, Rachel E. Gross, “Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?”, in The New York Times:
      He was a doctor; she was a nurse. She assumed he was the authority on this part of the body. “I never worked in OB-GYN before,” said Gillian, who asked to be identified by her first name to protect her privacy. “I was pretty clueless.”
  2. (countable, initialism, acronym) A physician in these specialties; an obstetrician-gynecologist.
  3. (countable, initialism, acronym) (prefixed with the) A clinic or doctor's office with these specialties.

Synonyms

  • OB / O.B. / o.b. / ob

Translations

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