Thứ Ba, 6 tháng 5, 2008

Womanly Words - Gyn



Well, I couldn’t let the men have all the fun. English has a lot of words that contain the Greek root meaning woman or female - gyn. This appears at the start or in the middle of many common words. As with the andr- words, many of these have biological or scientific origins. Here’s a list to start you off:

acrogynous - plants having female organs at the top of the stem (có túi noãn)

androgynoid - a male with female features

androgynous - having both male and female characteristics; also applies in botany (ái nam ái nữ, lưỡng tính)

apogynous, apogyny - referring to the condition of having non working female reproductive organs (tính nhuỵ thui)

calligyniaphobia - a fear of beautiful women (if you’re scared of all women, then you have gynephobia or gynecophobia)

ergatogynous - describes insects who have worker females

gyneceum - harem or woman’s house (hậu cung)

gynander - woman who has male characteristics (gyndandrous refers to plants)

gynarchy - government run by women (chế độ nữ quyền)

gynecentric - regarding women as primary or central

gynecium - the pistil, or female part of a flower

gynecogen - something that stimulates female sexual characteristics (hormone)

gynecology - the study and treatment of diseases that affect women’s reproductive systems

gynogamete - ovum (trứng)

gynoid - robot shaped like a woman

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