See Also: obstetric(medicine)
obstetric(dictionary)
obstetric conjugate(medicine)
obstetric position(medicine)
obstetric ultrasound(medicine)
paralysis, obstetric(medicine)
obstetric conjugate diameter(medicine)
obstetric surgical procedures(medicine)
obstetric conjugate of pelvic outlet(medicine)

obstetric (iou)



obstetric adjective. M18.
[mod. Latin obstetricus from Latin obstetricius, from obstetrix midwife, lit. 'woman who is present', i.e. to receive the child, from obstare: see OBSTACLE noun, -IC.]
Orig., of or pertaining to a midwife or accoucheur. Now, of or pertaining to childbirth and the practice of obstetrics.