Definitions for obstetricsəbˈstɛ trɪks
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•stet•rics*əbˈstɛ trɪks(n.)
the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth.
Category: Medicine
* (used with a sing. v.).
Origin of obstetrics:
1810–20
Princeton's WordNet
obstetrics, OB, tocology, midwifery(noun)
the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
Wiktionary
obstetrics(Noun)
The care of women during and after pregnancy
Webster Dictionary
Obstetrics(noun)
the science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Obstetrics
A medical-surgical specialty concerned with management and care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium.
Translations for obstetrics
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
obstetrics(noun singular)
the science of helping women before, during, and after, the birth of babies.
- verloskunde, obstetrie; kraamverplegingAfrikaans

- عِلْم التَّوْليدArabic

- акушерствоBulgarian

- obstetríciaPortuguese (BR)

- porodnictvíCzech

- die GeburtshilfeGerman

- obstetrikDanish

- μαιευτικήGreek

- obstetricia, tocologíaSpanish

- sünnitusabiõpetusEstonian

- دانش زایمان شناسیFarsi

- synnytysoppiFinnish

- obstétriqueFrench

- מְייַלדוּתHebrew

- प्रसूति शास्त्रHindi

- porodiljstvo, primaljstvoCroatian

- szülészetHungarian

- ilmu kebidananIndonesian

- fæðingarfræðiIcelandic

- ostetriciaItalian

- 産科のJapanese

- 산과학(産科學)Korean

- akušerijaLithuanian

- dzemdniecībaLatvian

- bidang obstetrikMalay

- verloskundeDutch

- fødselsvitenskapNorwegian

- położnictwoPolish

- دانش زایمان شناسیPersian

- قابلګىPashto

- obstetríciaPortuguese

- obstetricăRomanian

- акушерствоRussian

- pôrodníctvoSlovak

- porodništvoSlovenian

- ginekologijaSerbian

- obstetrikSwedish

- สูติศาสตร์Thai

- doğum bilimiTurkish

- 助產術,產科醫學Chinese (Trad.)

- акушерствоUkrainian

- دايہ گيري، حمل سے متعلقUrdu

- khoa sảnVietnamese

- 助产术,产科学Chinese (Simp.)

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