Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0684 short lesson, about 20 seconds
gynec/o: Woman
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The idea
The combining form gynec slash o names a woman or the female reproductive system.
In practice
Gynecology is the study of the female reproductive system.
Where people slip
The g of gynec is hard, so the term opens with a g sound rather than a j.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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