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obstetric

 
Dictionary: ob·stet·ric   (ŏb-stĕt'rĭk, əb-) pronunciation also ob·stet·ri·cal
(-rĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of or relating to the profession of obstetrics or the care of women during and after pregnancy.

[Latin obstetrīcius, pertaining to a midwife, from obstetrīx, obstetrīc-, midwife, from obstitus, past participle of obstāre, to stand opposite to : ob-, opposite to; see ob- + stāre, to stand.]

obstetrically ob·stet'ri·cal·ly adv.

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(ŏb-stĕt'rĭk, əb-) or ob·stet·ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl)
adj.

Of or relating to the profession of obstetrics or the care of women during and after pregnancy.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics
  Synonym: obstetrical
  Pertains to noun: obstetrics (meaning #1)


Translations: Obstetric
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hørende til fødselsvidenskaben

Nederlands (Dutch)
verloskundig

Français (French)
adj. - obstétrical

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (Med.) Geburts-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μαιευτικός

Italiano (Italian)
ostetrico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - obstétrico

Русский (Russian)
акушерский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - obstétrico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - obstretisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
产科的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 產科的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 산과의, 조산의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 産科学の, 産科の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعلق بالقباله أو التوليد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של תהליך הלידה, של מיילדות (ו שרוקה)‬


 
 

 

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