Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obstetrician-gynecologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: ob-ste-tri-cian-g-y-ne-col-o-gist
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

10

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A physician specializing in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system, pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period; commonly abbreviated as OB-GYN.

Canadian usage; American usage; Countable

Example Sentences

"The town had only one obstetrician-gynecologist."

Etymology

From obstetrician + gynecologist.

Usage

Inflected Forms

obstetrician-gynecologists (plural) OB-GYN (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

obstetrician gynecologist

Synonyms

OB-GYN obs and gynae

Questions

What does obstetrician-gynecologist mean?: A physician specializing in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system, pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period; commonly abbreviated as OB-GYN.
Where does obstetrician-gynecologist come from?: From obstetrician + gynecologist.

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