Obstetrics

//əbˈstɛ.trɪks// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The care of women during and after pregnancy. uncountable

    "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 doctors trained in this procedure."

  2. 2
    the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother wordnet

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medicinemidwiferyobtocology

Example

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"In Japan, only women are entitled to take the national obstetrics exam."

Etymology

From obstetric.

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OB-GYN

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