What does gynec mean in medical terms?

gynec

Meaning: woman, female

Type: Word root · Body system: Whole Body & General Terms

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what gynec means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using gynec

gynecology
gynec (woman) + -logy (study of) = study of the female reproductive system
gynecologist
gynec (woman) + -logist (specialist) = specialist in the female reproductive system
gynecomastia
gynec (woman) + mast (breast) + -ia (condition) = enlargement of breast tissue resembling female breast tissue

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.