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obstetrics

noun [U]
 
 
/ɒbˈstet.rɪks/ US  /ɑːb-/ specialized

Definition

the area of medicine that deals with pregnancy and the birth of babies: obstetrics and gynaecologyMedical studies and the people who study them obstetric
 
 
/-rɪk/ adjective
an obstetric nurseMedical studies and the people who study them
(Definition of obstetrics noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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