obstetrics

[ uhb-ste-triks ]

/ əbˈstɛ trɪks /

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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

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Origin of obstetrics

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

Words nearby obstetrics

obstacle course, obstacle race, obstet., obstetric, obstetrician, obstetrics, obstinacy, obstinate, obstipation, obstreperous, obstruct

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How to use obstetrics in a sentence

The woman had no car, so she couldn’t get back to the obstetrics department.
Pregnant in the pandemic? It helps to have good Wi-Fi.|Cat Ferguson|December 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review
A new study released today in Obstetrics & Gynecology could close this contentious question for good.
Abortion Complications Are Rare, No Matter What the Right Says|Samantha Allen|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He graduated medical school in 1991 and completed a single-year internship in obstetrics and gynecology, finishing in 1992.
Scott DesJarlais Crossed the Line by Having Sex With Patients|Kent Sepkowitz|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 198 (2): 210.
Can Food Make You Infertile? Foods to Eat and Avoid|Anneli Rufus|December 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 198 (3), 298e 1-8.
Can Coffee Save Your Life?|Anneli Rufus|October 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
That meant a loss of prenatal care, emergency obstetrics and cancer screening.
Hillary's New Health Crusade|Michelle Goldberg|January 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
From the earliest times physicians and writers occupied themselves largely with obstetrics, as was most natural.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
The treatise on superfcetation concerned itself mainly with obstetrics.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
As little progress had been made in obstetrics as in other branches of applied medicine or surgery.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
For this reason a celebrated teacher of obstetrics insists upon classing them among nervous diseases.
The Physical Life of Woman:|Dr. George H Napheys
Sarcognomy is the true basis of medical practice, while anatomy is the basis only of operative surgery and obstetrics.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887|Various

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for obstetrics

obstetrics

[ ŏb-stĕt′rĭks ]

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.