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obstetrics |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Obstetrics \Ob*stet"rics\, n. [Cf. F. obst['e]trique. See {Obstetric}.] The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: obstetrics n : the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother [syn: {tocology}, {midwifery}]
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