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单词 obstetricious
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obstetriciousadj.

Forms: 1600s obstetricious, 1600s obstetritious.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obstetrīcius , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin obstetrīcius relating to a midwife ( < obstetrīc- , obstetrīx obstetrix n. + -ius , suffix forming adjectives) + -ous suffix. Compare later obstetric adj., obstetrical adj.
Obsolete. rare.
= obstetric adj.
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the world > health and disease > healing > healer > one skilled in obstetrics or midwifery > [adjective]
midwifely1607
obstetricious1650
midwifish1755
1650 J. Howell Addit. Lett. ix. 17 in Epistolæ Ho-elianæ (ed. 2) Hee doth the obstetritious office of a Midwife.
1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 693 Yet is all Humane Teaching, but Maieutical, or Obstetricious.
a1688 R. Cudworth Treat. Eternal & Immutable Morality (1731) iv. i. 137 An Aporetical and Obstetricious Method.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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