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单词 obstetrication
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obstetricationn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin obstetrication-, obstetricatio.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin obstetrication-, obstetricatio the action of a midwife (5th cent.; from 9th cent. in British sources) < obstetricat- , past participial stem of obstetricare obstetricate v. + -io -ion suffix1.
Obsolete. rare.
The action of a midwife or accoucheur; midwifery; the act of delivering a baby or assisting at a birth. Also figurative.
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midwifery?c1475
obstetricationa1631
man-midwifery1681
obstetrics1813
tocology1828
obstetricy1834
a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) ii. i. §2 Assemblies..for the delivery and obstetrication of those children of naturall law.
1644 Bp. J. Hall Free Prisoner viii, in Devout Soul 171 There hee must lye in an uncouth posture..till..he shal be by an helpfull obstetrication drawn forth into the larger prison of the world.
1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. II. Midwifery, the vulgar name for obstetrication.
1870 Spiers & Surenne's French & Eng. Pronouncing Dict. (rev. ed.) 6/3 Accouchement,1. confinement... 2. delivery. 3. obstetrication; midwifery.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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