plural ob-gyns
: a physician who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology
obstetrics-gynecology
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 Oct. 2024
Cervical cancer grows slowly, says Dr. Jennifer Lincoln, an ob-gyn in Portland, Ore.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Now, women can order it whether or not their ob-gyn knows about it or offers it.
—Alice Park, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
The best way to measure core body temperature is to take your rectal or oral temperature first thing in the morning, says Roisin Mortimer, an ob-gyn and researcher with the Apple Women’s Health Study at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
—Sarah Sloat, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2024
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The Mindy Project follows a successful ob-gyn who, like many of us, struggles with her dating life.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 Oct. 2024
Cervical cancer grows slowly, says Dr. Jennifer Lincoln, an ob-gyn in Portland, Ore.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Now, women can order it whether or not their ob-gyn knows about it or offers it.
—Alice Park, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
The best way to measure core body temperature is to take your rectal or oral temperature first thing in the morning, says Roisin Mortimer, an ob-gyn and researcher with the Apple Women’s Health Study at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
—Sarah Sloat, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2024
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ob-gyn
1 of 2 noun
plural ob-gyns
: a physician who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology
OB-GYN
2 of 2 abbreviation
obstetrics-gynecology
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