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obstetric definition

ob·stet·ric (əb stet′rik, äb-)

adjective

of childbirth or obstetrics
also obstetrical ob·stet′·ri·cal

Etymology: ModL obstetricus, for L obstetricius, belonging to a midwife < obstetrix, midwife, lit., she who stands before < ob- (see ob-) + stare, to stand

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