obstetrician-gynecologist
English
editAlternative forms
edit- OB-GYN (US, Canada)
Etymology
editFrom obstetrician + gynecologist.
Noun
editobstetrician-gynecologist (plural obstetrician-gynecologists) (US, Canada)
- (countable, medicine) A physician who is both an obstetrician and a gynecologist.
- The town had only one obstetrician-gynecologist.
Synonyms
edit- OB-GYN (US, Canada, less common)
- obs and gynae (Britain, Commonwealth, not Canada)
Translations
edita physician who is both an obstetrician and a gynecologist
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