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gynecology

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gynecology /gy·ne·col·o·gy/ (-kol´ah-je) the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the genital tract in women.
gy·ne·col·o·gy (gn-kl-j, jn-)
n. Abbr. GYN
The branch of medicine dealing with the administration of health care to women, especially the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive organs.

gyne·co·logi·cal (-k-lj-kl), gyne·co·logic adj.

gynecology
[gī′nəkol′əjē, jī′-, jin′-]
Etymology: Gk, gyne + logos, science
the study of diseases of the female reproductive organs, including the breasts. Unlike most specialties in medicine, gynecology encompasses surgical and nonsurgical expertise. It is frequently studied and practiced in conjunction with obstetrics. Also spelled gynaecology. gynecologic, gynecological, adj.

gynecology
The specialty of health care that addresses the physiology and pathology of nonpregnant ♀. See Alternative gynecology, Urogynecology. Cf Obstetrics.

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Q. What is ovarian cyst and why is it painful? Is that pathological? Dangerous? Need information please.

A. Sometimes while ovulating there are couple of egg cells that comes out instead of one and a sort of a “bubble” full of fluid covers it. Then it burst while the eggs exit it. That causes pain. It’s not dangerous for all I know any way…here is a link to an explanation about it:
http://www.besthealth.com/Health+Encyclopedia/Disease/article?subcat=Disease&ac=B&lg=en&ptid=1&gcid=001504

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