ob-gyn

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noun

ˌō-(ˌ)bē-(ˌ)jē-(ˌ)wī-ˈen How to pronounce ob-gyn (audio) -ˈjin How to pronounce ob-gyn (audio)
plural ob-gyns
Synonyms of ob-gynnext
: a physician who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology

OB-GYN

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abbreviation

obstetrics-gynecology

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Fox scheduled an appointment with her ob-gyn that day. — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026 Elliott wrote to Mark Surrogacy a few weeks later, when her ob-gyn in Texas confirmed a fetal heartbeat. — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 Emani Ellis claimed Cardi, then pregnant with her first of three kids with Offset, scratched her face and spat on her during an argument outside the star’s ob-gyn’s office. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025 This stand-alone sequel to The Enchanted Hacienda follows an ob-gyn who returns to the family’s magical Mexican home after a traumatic hospital incident. — Lia Amador, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ob-gyn

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from earlier ob-gyn (noun or abbreviation) "obstetrics and gynecology," from ob(stetrics) + gyn(ecology)

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ob-gyn was circa 1960

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ob-gyn

1 of 2 noun
ˌō-(ˌ)bē-ˈjin How to pronounce ob-gyn (audio) -(ˌ)jē-(ˌ)wī-ˈen How to pronounce ob-gyn (audio)
plural ob-gyns
: a physician who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology

OB-GYN

2 of 2 abbreviation
obstetrics-gynecology

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