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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ob•stet•ri•cal (əb ste′tri kəl),USA pronunciation adj. - Medicineof or pertaining to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- Medicineof or pertaining to childbirth or obstetrics. Abbr.: OB, ob
Also, ob•stet′ric. - Neo-Latin obstetrīcus pertaining to a midwife, alteration of Latin obstetrīcius, derivative of obstetrīx, equivalent. to ob- ob- + ste- (combining form of stāre to stand) + -trīx -trix
- 1735–45
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ob•stet•rics /əbˈstɛtrɪks/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable* used with a singular verb]- Medicinethe branch of medical science dealing with pregnancy and childbirth.
ob•stet•ri•cal, ob•stet•ric, adj. See -stan-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ob•stet•rics (əb ste′triks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.) - Medicinethe branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth. Abbr.: OB, ob
- see obstetrical, -ics 1810–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: obstetric /ɒbˈstɛtrɪk/, obstetrical adj - of or relating to childbirth or obstetrics
Etymology: 18th Century: via New Latin from Latin obstetrīcius, from obstetrix a midwife, literally: woman who stands opposite, from obstāre to stand in front of; see obstacleobˈstetrically adv |