gynecoid

adjective gy·ne·coid \ˈgī-ni-ˌkȯid, ˈji-\

Definition of GYNECOID

: typical or characteristic of the human female <gynecoid pelvis>

1907

Medical Dictionary

adjective gy·ne·coid

of the pelvis : having the rounded form typical of the human female—compare android, anthropoid, platypelloid

: relating to or characterized by the distribution of body fat chiefly in the region of the hips and thighs <gynecoid obesity>—compare android

gy·ne·coid or chiefly British gy·nae·coid \ˈgīn-i-ˌkȯid, ˈjin-\

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