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obstetric |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Obstetric \Ob*stet"ric\, Obstetrical \Ob*stet"ric*al\, a. [L. obstetricius, fr obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr obstare to stand before: cf.F. obst['e]trique. See {Obstacle}.] Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as the obstetric art. {Obstetrical toad} (Zo["o]l.), a European toad of the genus {Alytes}, especially {A. obstetricans}. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and carries about until the young are hatched. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: obstetric adj : of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics; "obstetric hospital" [syn: {obstetrical}]
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