A commonly used abbreviation. OB is
short for obstetrics or for an obstetrician, a physician who delivers
babies. GYN is short for gynecology or for a gynecologist, a
physician who specializes in treating diseases of the female
reproductive
organs. The word 'gynecology' comes from the Greek gyno, gynaikos
meaning woman + logia meaning study, so gynecology literally is the
study of women. These days gynecology is focused largely on disorders
of the female
reproductive organs. An obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) is
therefore a physician who both delivers babies and treats diseases of
the female reproductive organs.
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