gyno-, gyn-, gynaeco-, gyneco-, gyne-, -gynia, -gynic, gynec-, -gynist, -gynous, -gyny

(Greek: woman, women, female, females)

Many of the words from these Greek elements refer to botanic or other biological nomenclature.

pseudogynecomastia
Enlargement of the male breast by an excess of adipose tissue without any increase in breast tissue.
pseudogyny, pseudogynous
Use of a feminine name as a pseudonym; especially, by a male.
spanogyny
1. A scarcity of women as in a given region.
2. A location or situation that is characterized by a scarcity of women.
3. The disappearance of mosquito colonies, which require blood meals, when their only source of food is plants.
syngyngia
A group of females living together.
tetragynous
In botany, having four pistils.
trigynous
In botany, having three pistils.

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Related "woman, female" units: anilo-; fem-; mulie-; virgo-.