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Webster 1828 Edition

Obstetric

OBSTET'RIC

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Adj.

[L. obstetrix, a midwife; ob and sto, to stand before.]

Pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as the obstetric art.

Definition 2024

obstetric

obstetric

See also: obstètric

English

Alternative forms

obstetrick (obsolete)

Adjective

obstetric ‎(not comparable)

Of, or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy).

Translations

relating to obstetrics

Catalan: obstètric
Irish: cnáimhseach
Occitan: obstetric

Portuguese: obstétrico, obstetrício
Romanian: obstetric (ro)
Spanish: obstétrico