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obˈstetrics
[In form, pl. of obstetric: see -ic 2.]
The branch of medical practice which deals with parturition, and its antecedents and sequels; the practice of midwifery; obstetric art.
1819Pantologia, Obstetrics, the doctrines or practice of midwifery... Employed in a larger signification than midwifery in its usual sense. 1872T. G. Thomas Dis. Women 34 In the Talmud are found evidences of a great deal of knowledge concerning the Cæsarean section and other subjects in obstetrics. |