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obstetric

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ob·stet·ric  (b-sttrk, b-) also ob·stet·ri·cal (-r-kl)
adj.
Of or relating to the profession of obstetrics or the care of women during and after pregnancy.
[Latin obstetrcius, pertaining to a midwife, from obstetrx, obstetrc-, midwife, from obstitus, past participle of obstre, to stand opposite to : ob-, opposite to; see ob- + stre, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots.]
ob·stetri·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.obstetric - of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics; "obstetric hospital"
obstetrical


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The first examination he could take was in midwifery and the diseases of women, and he put his name down to be a clerk in the ward devoted to feminine ailments; since it was holiday time there happened to be no difficulty in getting a post as obstetric clerk; he arranged to undertake that duty during the last week of August and the first two of September.
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