OB-GYN

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

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Etymology

Blend of obstetrics +‎ gynecology.

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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:
      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.

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