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• ob|stet|rics — «ob STEHT rihks», noun. the branch of medicine and surgery concerned with treating women before, in, and after childbirth. ╂[adaptation of Latin obstetrīcia midwifery (with English ics) < obstetrīx, īcis midwife < ob by + stāre to stand] …   Useful english dictionary

• rics — bi·o·met·rics; col·or·i·met·rics; ger·i·at·rics; i·at·rics; ki·ne·si·at·rics; ob·stet·rics; pe·di·at·rics; phys·i·at·rics; psy·cho·met·rics; the·at·rics; the·ri·at·rics; bar·iat·rics; clio·met·rics; com·bi·na·to·rics; iso·met·rics;… …   English syllables

• stet — ob·stet·ric; ob·stet·ri·cate; ob·stet·rics; ob·stet·rist; stet·e·feldt; stet; Stet·son; stet·tin; ob·stet·ri·cal; ob·stet·ri·cal·ly; …   English syllables

• obstetrics — ob·stet·rics …   English syllables

• Obstetrics — The art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the puerperium (the time after delivery). * * * The specialty of medicine concerned with the care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium. SYN: tocology. [L. obstetrix, a… …   Medical dictionary

• ob — ob; OB; ob·am·bu·late; ob·ben·ite; ob·clavate; ob·clude; ob·compressed; ob·conic; ob·cordate; ob·cuneate; ob·deltoid; ob·diplostemonous; ob·duce; ob·du·ra·cy; ob·e·lis·cal; ob·e·lis·coid; ob·e·lism; ob·e·lize; ob·e·lus; ob·fusc; ob·fus·ca·ble;… …   English syllables

• obstetrics — ob|stet|rics [ ab stetrıks ] noun uncount the part of medicine that deals with pregnant women and CHILDBIRTH ╾ ob|stet|ric adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Obstetrics — Ob*stet rics ([o^]b*st[e^]t r[i^]ks), n. [Cf. F. obst[ e]trique. See {Obstetric}.] 1. The science of midwifery. [archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. The branch of medicine that deals with childbirth or the care of women in parturition, or in the trouble… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• obstetrics — ob|stet|rics [əbˈstetrıks] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: obstetrix midwife , from obstare; OBSTACLE] the part of medical science that deals with the birth of children >obstetric adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• obstetrics — ob•stet•rics [[t]əbˈstɛ trɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) med the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth • Etymology: 1810–20 …   From formal English to slang