ob-gyn

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ob-gyn

(ō′bē-jē′wī-ĕn′)

n. Informal

1. The combined practice of obstetrics and gynecology.

2. A specialist in this field; an obstetrician-gynecologist.

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ob-gyn

or ob/gyn

(ˈoʊˈbiˈdʒiˌwaɪˈɛn; sometimes ˈɒbˈgaɪn)

1. obstetrics and gynecology.

2. obstetrical-gynecological.

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