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Obstetrics - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Obstetrics : (noun)
1: the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of
the mother [syn: OB, tocology, midwifery]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Obstetrics : Obstetrics: The art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the puerperium (the time after delivery).
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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