- woman or female
- female reproductive organ, ovary, pistil: gynophore
Origin of gyno-
from Classical Greek gyn?, woman from Indo-European an unverified form gwen? from source queengyno-
gyno-
prefix
Gyno is defined as something related to women.
An example of gyno is a gynocologist, a doctor for women.
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gyno-
or gyn-
prefix
- Woman: gynarchy.
- Female reproductive organ; pistil: gynophore.
Origin of gyno-
From Greek gunē woman ; see gwen- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural gynos)
- (UK, Australia, informal) Abbreviation of gynecologist.
- (bodybuilding, slang) gynecomastia
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