"gyno-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman, female”). Etymology templates: {{derived|en|grc|γυνή||woman, female}} Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman, female”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} gyno-, {{en-prefix}} gyno-
  1. Of or pertaining to women. Tags: morpheme Translations (pertaining to women): gyno- (French), gynéco- (French), gíni- (Irish)
    Sense id: en-gyno--en-prefix-SKxvi1TW Disambiguation of 'pertaining to women': 98 2
  2. Of or pertaining to the female reproductive system. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Female Categories (lifeform): Female animals Synonyms: gynaeco-, gynæco-, gyneco-, gyn-, gyne- Derived forms: gynococracy, gynocologist, gynocology, gynocomastia, gynomimesis, gynomimetic, gynophile, gynophilia, gynosexual, gynosexuality
    Sense id: en-gyno--en-prefix-8-pabmEH Disambiguation of Female: 1 99 Disambiguation of Female animals: 2 98 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 97

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