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trɪks noun ( used with a singular verb )
the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth. Abbreviation: OB, ob
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| (functioning as singular) the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and the treatment of women before and after childbirth | |
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Word Origin & History
obstetrics
1819, from obstetric (adj.), 1742, from Mod.L. obstetricus "pertaining to a midwife," from obstetrix (gen. obstetricis) "midwife," lit. "one who stands opposite (the woman giving birth)," from obstare "stand opposite to" (see obstacle). The true adjective would be obstetricic,
"but only pedantry would take exception to obstetric at this stage of its career." [Fowler]
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
obstetrics ob·stet·rics (ŏb-stět'rĭks, əb-)
n.
Abbr. OB
The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the recuperative period following delivery.
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Science Dictionary
| obstetrics (ŏb-stět'rĭks) Pronunciation Key
The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth. |
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
obstetrics [(uhb-ste-triks)]A branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy, labor, and the period of recovery following childbirth.
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Example sentences
My member of ground staff was not amused, but ignorant of obstetrics she lacked any reasonable counter-suggestions.
The idea of using mannequins as obstetrics teaching devices has been around for centuries.
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