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OB
noun [C] /ˌəʊˈbiː/
/ˌoʊ-/ USDefinition
› informal for obstetricianMedical studies and the people who study them
(Definition of OB noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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