Look up: obstetrics

1. obstetrics
   [n] - the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
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2. Obstetrics
   The branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and antenatal care, childbirth and postnatal care.
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3. obstetrics
   Pertaining to care of the pregnant woman
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4. Obstetrics
   The branch of medicine dealing with the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth.
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5. Obstetrics
   Obstetrics: The art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the puerperium (the time after delivery).
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6. Obstetrics
   Caring for and treating women in connection with childbirth.
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7. Obstetrics
   Ob·stet'rics noun [ Confer French obstétrique . See Obstetric .] The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.
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8. obstetrics
   A branch of medicine dealing with the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the period during which they recover from childbirth. ... Origin: L. Obstetricius ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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9. obstetrics
   OB noun the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
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10. obstetrics
    (ob-stet´riks) the branch of health science dealing with pregnancy, labor, and the puerperium. adj., obstet´ric, obstet´rical., adj.
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11. Obstetrics
    • (n.) The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.
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12. obstetrics
    obstetrics 1. The branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth. 2. Etymology: from about 1819, from obstetric, 1742; from Modern Latin obstetricus, 'pertaining to a midwife'; from obstetrix (genitive of obstetricis), 'midw...
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13. Obstetrics
    The field of medicine that is primarily concerned with the management of pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum care that follows either a vaginal birth or cesarean birth. An obstetrican or midwife generally performs care for obstetrical patients.
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14. obstetrics
    obstetrics (obste'triks) , branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth (see birth), and the time after childbirth. Obstetricians work to ensure that pregnancy culminates in the delivery of a healthy baby, without impairing the health of the mother...
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15. Obstetrics
    Obstetrics is the branch of medicine concerning pregnancy, labour, and the period immediately following childbirth. It also involves the psychological and social aspects of childbearing.
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16. obstetrics
    (OB) Type: Term Pronunciation: ob-stet′riks Definitions: 1. The specialty of medicine concerned with the care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium. Synonyms: tocology
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17. obstetrics
    Medical speciality concerned with the management of pregnancy, childbirth, and the immediate postnatal period
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18. Obstetrics
    `Obstetrics` (from the Latin obstare, "to stand by") is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women`s reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy (prenatal period), childbirth and the postnatal period. Midwifery deals only with minimal risk women and pregnan...
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