gynaeco-

gynaeco-
comb. form (US gyneco-) woman, women; female.
Etymology: Gk gune gunaikos woman

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chiefly Brit. variant spelling of gyneco-
Origin:
from Greek gunē, gunaik- ‘woman, female’

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