OBSTETRIC


Meaning of OBSTETRIC in English

■ adjective relating to childbirth and the processes associated with it.

Derivatives

~al adjective ( chiefly N. Amer. ).

~ally adverb

~s plural noun

Origin

C18: from mod. L. ~us from L. ~ius (based on obstetrix 'midwife'), from obstare 'be present'.

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