obstetrics Definition
ob·stet·rics (əb stet′riks, äb-)
noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the care and treatment of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the ensuing period
Etymology: < obstetric
obstetrics Synonyms
obstetrics Usage Examples
Converse of object
- include: He was a doctor, writing and researching on various medical subjects, including obstetrics.
- do: After some time spent doing obstetrics and gynecology she decided on a career in general practice and did her training in Reading.
- practice: Even when I practiced obstetrics, it was never something I would think to ask about or be sensitive to.
- choose: A Career in Obstetrics and Gynecology Why choose obstetrics and gynecology?
- study: I am studying obstetrics at the moment ( exams in 3 days ).
- cover: This part of the examination may cover obstetrics, gynecology, family planning, neonatology or related subjects.
Adjective modifier
- clinical: Completion of at least one year of training in clinical obstetrics and gynecology.
- modern: Modern obstetrics has failed to reduce the number of low birthweight babies being born.
- general: Williams Obstetrics is more exhaustively comprehensive than any other text for general Obstetrics.
- high: Iffley ward for antenatal and postnatal patients, high care obstetrics, transitional care babies.
- high-risk: His academic and clinical interests are in the field of high-risk obstetrics.
- surgical: The hospital accepts admissions for medical, surgical, obstetrics and gynecology, each specialty having three consultants attached.
Modifies a noun
- department: All patients were delivered at the local teaching hospital by obstetrics department staff who were blind to the study.
- unit: Our nearest hospital's obstetrics unit closed recently and the health authority's alternative is an hour's drive away.
- staff: All patients were delivered at the local teaching hospital by obstetrics department staff who were blind to the study.
Noun used with modifier
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