%gynae%

{ ‖‖ } n. [ L., fr. Gr. gynaikei^on women's apartments, fr. gynh` a woman. ] That part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively appropriated to women. [ Written also gyneceum, gynecium. ] Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women; same as gynecology.
Syn. -- gynecology. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. gynaikei^on the women's apartments + fe`rein to bear. ] (Zool.) A ventral canal or groove, in which the males of some diœcious trematodes carry the female. See Illust. of Hæmatozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]