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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
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