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gyneco-

  1. a combining form meaning “woman,” “female,” used in the formation of compound words:

    gynecology.



gyneco-

combining_form

  1. a variant (esp US) of gynaeco-
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gyneco-1

From Greek, combining form representing gynaik-, stem of gynḗ “woman (as opposed to a man), mortal woman (as opposed to a goddess), wife, female (of animals)”

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