gyno-


gyno-

or gyn-pref.1. Woman: gynarchy.2. Female reproductive organ; pistil: gynophore.
[From Greek gunē, woman; see gwen- in Indo-European roots.]

gyno-

or before a vowel

gyn-

combining form1. (Biology) relating to women; female: gynarchy. 2. (Biology) denoting a female reproductive organ: gynophore. [from Greek, from gunē woman]

gyneco-

a combining form meaning “woman,” “female”: gynecology. Also, gyno-; esp. before a vowel, gynec-; esp. Brit., gynaeco-. [< Greek, comb. form representing gynḗ, s. gynaik- woman]