obstetrics

[ uh b-ste-triks ]
/ əbˈstɛ trɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth. Abbreviation: OB, ob

Origin of obstetrics

First recorded in 1810–20; see origin at obstetrical, -ics

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British Dictionary definitions for obstetrics

obstetrics
/ (ɒbˈstɛtrɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and the treatment of women before and after childbirth

Medical definitions for obstetrics

obstetrics
[ ŏb-stĕtrĭks, əb- ]

n.

The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the recuperative period following delivery.

Scientific definitions for obstetrics

obstetrics
[ ŏb-stĕtrĭks ]

The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth.

Cultural definitions for obstetrics

obstetrics
[ (uhb-ste-triks) ]

A branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy, labor, and the period of recovery following childbirth.