obstetrician

[ ob-sti-trish-uh n ]

/ ˌɒb stɪˈtrɪʃ ən /

a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob

Origin of obstetrician

1820–30; < Latin obstetrīci(a) midwifery (noun use of feminine of obstetrīcius; see obstetrical) + -an

The obstetrician, a woman, was told that Amal was deaf and mute.

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In fact, the last birth I attended was for an obstetrician who chose not to give birth where she worked.

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Heading the tribe meant finding a wife, so he married a cousin Zeenat, an obstetrician at Quetta hospital.

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There was a step in the hall and the senior physician or obstetrician had entered.

The "Genius" |Theodore Dreiser

It appeared that no other difficulty really confronted the obstetrician.

The "Genius" |Theodore Dreiser
I saw Sir Barnaby Burtle, the obstetrician, standing by his scarlet front door, eagerly devouring the news.

The Blue Germ |Martin Swayne
Unfortunate is the obstetrician who does not know how to inspire a feeling of confidence in his patients.

Outwitting Our Nerves |Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
He is now, and has been for several years past, the obstetrician to the hospital.

Twentieth Century Negro Literature |Various

obstetrician

/ (ˌɒbstɪˈtrɪʃən) /

a physician who specializes in obstetrics

obstetrician

[ ŏb′stĭ-trĭsh′ən ]

A physician who specializes in obstetrics.