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OB-GYN
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ob-gyn ob/gyn obgyn OB/GYN OBGYN ObGyn Ob-Gyn Ob/Gyn
English
Obstetrics and gynecology
Alternative forms
en ob-gyn obgyn ob/gyn ObGyn Ob-Gyn Ob/Gyn OBGYN OB/GYN
en OB-Gyne Philippines
Etymology
en obstetrics gynecology.
Pronunciation
initialism
en /əʊ.bi.dʒi.waɪˈɛn/ UK
en /oʊ.bi.dʒi.waɪˈɛn/ US
en ɛn 2
acronym
en /ɒbˈɡaɪn/ UK
en /ɑbˈɡaɪn/ US
en aɪn 2
Noun
~ en US en Canada less common
en uncountable informal medicine initialism acronym Obstetrics and gynecology.
en 2022-10-17 Rachel E. Gross Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It? w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/health/clitoris-sex-doctors-surgery.html 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.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260124062841/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/health/clitoris-sex-doctors-surgery.html 24 January 2026
en countable initialism acronym A physician in these specialties; an obstetrician-gynecologist.
en countable initialism acronym (prefixed with the) A clinic or doctor's office with these specialties.
Synonyms
obs and gynae, O&G British Commonwealth not Canada
obstetrician-gynecologist US Canada
Related terms
en OB / en O.B. / en o.b. / en ob
Translations
branch of medicine
Japanese: ja 産婦人科学 さんふじんかがく, sanfujinkagaku
specialist doctor
Japanese: ja 産婦人科医 さんふじんかい, sanfujinkai
specialist doctor's office
Japanese: ja 産婦人科 さんふじんか, sanfujinka
en Obstetrics Healthcare occupations People