British medical shorthand for obstetrics and gynaecology — the combined specialty dealing with pregnancy, childbirth, and the female reproductive system. In UK hospitals and medical schools, 'obs and gynae' is the everyday way doctors, nurses, and students refer to this department or field. It's practical, unpretentious shorthand born from the need to keep things moving in fast-paced clinical environments. Can refer to the specialty, the ward, or the doctor who works in it.
She decided during her third year of medical school that obs and gynae was the specialty she wanted to pursue.
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a physician in obstetrics and gynaecology.
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the study or field of obstetrics and gynaecology.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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