obstetrician

[ob-sti-trish-uhn] Example Sentences Origin

ob·ste·tri·cian

[ob-sti-trish-uhn]
noun
a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob

Origin:
1820–30; < Latin obstetrīci(a) midwifery (noun use of feminine of obstetrīcius; see obstetrical) + -an
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Example Sentences
  • NH, where his father is an obstetrician and gynecologist.
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World English Dictionary
obstetrician (ˌɒbstɪˈtrɪʃən)
 
n
a physician who specializes in obstetrics

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Word Origin & History

obstetrician
1828, from L. obstetricia "midwifery" (see obstetrics).
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Medical Dictionary

obstetrician ob·ste·tri·cian (ŏb'stĭ-trĭsh'ən)
n.
A physician who specializes in obstetrics.

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