Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Obstetric"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Obstetric \Ob*stet"ric\, Obstetrical \Ob*stet"ric*al\, a. [L.
obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to
stand before: cf.F. obst['e]trique. See {Obstacle}.]
Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in
childbed; as, the obstetric art.
{Obstetrical toad} (Zo["o]l.), 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
obstetric
adj : of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics;
"obstetric hospital" [syn: {obstetrical}]
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