OB-GYN

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

English

Alternative forms

• ob-gyn, obgyn, ob/gyn, ObGyn, Ob-Gyn, Ob/Gyn, OBGYN, OB/GYN

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^[1]:

     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

• obs and gynae, O&G (British, Commonwealth, not Canada)
• obstetrician-gynecologist (US, Canada)

Related terms

• OB / O.B. / o.b. / ob

Translations

branch of medicine

• Japanese: 産婦人科学 (さんふじんかがく, sanfujinkagaku)

specialist doctor

• Japanese: 産婦人科医 (さんふじんかい, sanfujinkai)

specialist doctor's office

• Japanese: 産婦人科 (ja) (さんふじんか, sanfujinka)