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De - Pt| English Dictionary: obstetric | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for obstetric | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Obstetric \Ob*stet"ric\, Obstetrical \Ob*stet"ric*al\, a. [L. obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before: cf.F. obst[82]trique. See {Obstacle}.] Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as, the obstetric art. {Obstetrical toad} (Zo[94]l.), a European toad of the genus {Alytes}, especially {A. obstetricans}. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and carries about until the young are hatched. | |
