- gynaecology by Miguel Maldonado
See gynecology.
- Association of Women's Health by Mackenzie Rodriquez
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). An organization of nurses working in obstetrics and gynecology in the United States. Formerly called Nurses Association of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (NAACOG).
- gynaecology by WordNet
nounThe branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women.synonyms: gynecology
- gynecology by Delaney Brown
Branch of medicine specializing in the disorders of the female reproductive system. Modern gynecology deals with menstrual disorders, menopause, infectious disease and maldevelopment of the reproductive organs, disturbances of the sex hormones, benign and malignant tumor formation, and the prescription of contraceptive ...
- Snegirev, Vladimir by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Born June 27 (July 9), 1847, in Moscow; died there Dec. 19, 1916 (Jan. 1. 1917). Russian physician; one of the founders of gynecology as a scientific discipline in Russia.Snegirev graduated from the medical faculty of Moscow University in 1870. He became a professor at the university in 1884. He regarded gynecologic diseases as diseases of the entire ...