obstetric
/əbˈstɛtɹɪk/ adjective
Forms obstetrick
- adjective Of or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy). “obstetric clinic”
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Etymology
From Medical Latin obstetricus (“belonging to a midwife”), from Latin obstētrīx (“midwife”).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as, the obstetric art. Obstetrical toad (Zoöl.), 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.
Etymology [L. obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before: cf.F. obstétrique. See Obstacle.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “obstetric”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details