| Descriptor English: | Gynecology | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Ginecología                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Ginecologia | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Gynécologie | ||||
| Tree number(s): | 
                                        H02.403.763.750 H02.403.810.310  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006176 | ||||
| Scope note: | A medical-surgical specialty concerned with the physiology and disorders primarily of the female genital tract, as well as female endocrinology and reproductive physiology. | 
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| Annotation: | specialty; corresponding organ term is GENITALIA, FEMALE | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CL                                                            classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends  | 
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| Entry Version: | GYNECOL | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Genital Diseases, Female
                                            MeSH                                             Gynecologic Surgical Procedures MeSH Reproductive Medicine MeSH  | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 6327 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D006176 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/30 | 
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                                        M0009716 | 
                                
| Scope note | A medical-surgical specialty concerned with the physiology and disorders primarily of the female genital tract, as well as female endocrinology and reproductive physiology. | 
| Preferred term | Gynecology | 
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