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Gynecoid
Like a woman, womanly, female. The word gynecoid comes from the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman. Gyneco-, gyno-, gyn-, and gyne- are combining forms meaning woman. For example: > >Gynecoid obesity: Fat distribution in a female fashion…
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