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Definition of Gynaecologist

1. Noun. A specialist in gynecology.

Definition of Gynaecologist

1. Noun. (UK Canada dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Gynaecologist

1. A medical doctor who specialises in gynecology and diseases affecting the female reproductive system. A gynaecologist who treats cancer is a gynaecological oncologist - and this involves special training. Origin: gynh = a woman or female. (17 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Gynaecologist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1891)
""CAN THE gynaecologist AID THE ALIENIST IN INSTITUTIONS FOR THE INSANE ? " Such is the title of a paper read before the Obstetric Section of the American ..."

2. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1897)
"By ALFRED J. SMITH, MB; Examiner in Midwifery, Royal University of Ireland; Professor of Midwifery, Catholic University, Ireland; gynaecologist, ..."

3. Oxford Loose-leaf Surgery by F. F. Burghard, Allen Buckner Kanavel (1921)
"... Rush Medical College; Associate Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Presbyterian Hospital: Attending gynaecologist, Cook County Hospital, Chicago. ..."

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