obstetrics

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obstetrics

  • /əbˈstɛ.trɪks/ US
  • /ɑbˈstɛ.trɪks/ US

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From obstetric.

noun ob. · obs. · obstet. · obstetr. · obstetricks

  1. uncountable The care of women during and after pregnancy. A pilot study conducted in 2023 by the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Erlangen University Hospital in Germany involved 104 patients and concluded that clinical breast examinations by MTEs who were visually impaired were as accurate in identifying potentially cancerous tumors as docto

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Closest in meaning: tocology, midwifery, obstetrical, gyn, maternity, obstetricians, accouchement, gynecology, fetology, perinatology, parturition, neonatology, puericulture, natality, delivery, childbearing

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noun care of women during and after pregnancy

Españolobstetricia
한국어산과학 san'gwahak
日本語産科学 sankagaku
中文產科學 /产科学 chǎnkēxué, 助產術 /助产术 zhùchǎnshù
Portuguêsobstetrícia
Françaisobstétrique
DeutschGeburtshilfe, Obstetrik
Italianoostetricia
Ελληνικάοβστετρική ovstetrikí
Românăobstetrică
Русскийакуше́рство akušérstvo, родовспоможе́ние rodovspomožénije
Tiếng Việtsản khoa học

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@misc{obstetrics_2026,
  title = {obstetrics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obstetrics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}