Found 2 hits - Term: obstetric, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
obstetric \obstet"ric\ o^bste^t"ri^k, obstetrical
\obstet"rical\ o^bste^t"ri^kal, a. l. obstetricius,
fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before:
cf. f. obst'etrique. see obstacle.
1. of or pertaining to childbirth, midwifery, or the period
around the time of the birth of children; as, the
obstetric art.
1913 webster
2. of or pertaining to obstetrics; as, the obstetric unit of
a hospital.
pjc
obstetrical toad zool., a european toad of the genus
alytes, especially alytes obstetricans. the eggs are
laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and
carries about until the young are hatched.
1913 webster
see also:
obstacle obstetrical toad alytes alytes obstetricans
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
obstetric
adj : of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics;
"obstetric hospital" syn: obstetrical
see also:
obstetrical
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