Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Obstetrics"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
obstetrics
n : the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of
the mother [syn: {OB}, {tocology}, {midwifery}]
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