obstetrics : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: obstetrics	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for obstetrics
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obstetrics n the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother Synonym(s): obstetrics, OB, tocology, midwifery
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obstetrics \Ob*stet"rics\, n. [Cf. F. obst[82]trique. See {Obstetric}.] The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.