Letter G

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.</P> For example: > >Gynecoid obesity: Fat distribution in a female fashion.

>Gynecoid pelvis: A pelvis that is shaped like a woman's.

>Gynecologic oncologist: A doctor specializing in diagnosing and treating cancers of the female reproductive organs.

>Gynecologist: A doctor trained to treat diseases of the female reproductive organs.

>Gynecology: The study of the diseases of the female reproductive organs and the breasts.

>Gynecomastia: Excessive development of the male breast (so that it is female-like).</LI></UL>

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