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ob-gyn

noun

NAmE//ˌoʊ bi ˌdʒi waɪ ˈɛn//

(informal)

1[uncountable] the branches of medicine concerned with the birth of children (= obstetrics) and the diseases of women (= gynecology)

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2[countable] a doctor who is trained in this type of medicine

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