gyniatrics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of medicine that deals with disorders peculiar to women. |
gyno- |
female. |
gynoecium |
the female reproductive organs of a flower; carpel, or carpels collectively; pistil, or pistils collectively. |
gynophore |
a stalk that supports a flower's pistil or pistils. |
-gynous |
of or pertaining to females or female organs. |
-gyny |
the state of having or otherwise relating to (such or so many) females. [2 definitions] |
gyp |
(informal) to cheat, swindle, or defraud. [3 definitions] |
gypsophila |
any of various plants that bear delicate clusters of small white or pink flowers; baby's breath. |
gypsum |
a mineral, hydrated calcium sulfate, that resembles chalk and is used to make plaster of Paris, plaster and wallboard, and fertilizers. |
Gypsy |
one of a nomadic people, originally from India, now found throughout the world. [3 definitions] |
gypsy moth |
a moth having as its larva a hairy caterpillar that is extremely destructive to foliage. |
gyrate |
to move or revolve on or around a fixed point or axis, or in a circle or spiral; rotate; spin. |
gyration |
the act of gyrating; rotation. |
gyre |
a ring, circle, or spiral. [2 definitions] |
gyrfalcon |
any of several large falcons found in or near the arctic, having white, gray, and black plumage. |
gyro1 |
a gyroscope. [2 definitions] |
gyro2 |
a sandwich made of pita bread stuffed with meat roasted on a rotating spit or skewer and various vegetables and condiments. |
gyro- |
spinning; spiral. |
gyrocompass |
a navigational device with a gyroscope rotor that maintains a stable orientation toward true north. |
gyroscope |
a device with a rotating wheel or disk, mounted on an axis that can turn freely in various or all directions, so that the wheel or disk can maintain a stable orientation in space despite any movement in its supports or surrounding parts. |
gyrostabilizer |
a stabilizing device on planes and ships, consisting of a heavy, vertically mounted gyroscope whose spinning reduces the side-to-side motion of the craft. |