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Obstetrical, Obstetric adj.

Of or pertaining to childbirth, midwifery, or the period around the time of the birth of children; as, the obstetric art.

Of or pertaining to obstetrics; as, the obstetric unit of a hospital.

Obstetrical toad (Zool.), a European toad of the genus Alytes, especially Alytes obstetricans. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and carries about until the young are hatched.

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Etymology of 'Obstetrical'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Obstetrical" Quotes from Famous Books

... gourds that give shade and water in a thirsty land; I recall again the way in which at the conclusion of the service the talk remained pious in form but became medical in substance, and how the women got together for obstetric whisperings. I, as a boy, did not matter, ...

— Tono Bungay • H. G. Wells

Words linked to "Obstetrical" : obstetrics, obstetrical toad, obstetric, obstetrical delivery