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Obstetrical
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Ob-stet′ric
(ŏb-stĕt′rĭk)
, Ob-stet′ric-al
(ŏb-stĕt′rĭ-kal)
, } Adj.
[L.
obstetricius
, fr. obstetrix
, -icis
, a midwife, fr. obstare
to stand before: cf. F. obstétrique
. See Obstacle
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to childbirth, midwifery, or the period around the time of the birth of children;
as, the
. obstetric
artObstetrical 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.Definition 2024
obstétrical
obstétrical
See also: obstetrical
French
Adjective
obstétrical m (feminine singular obstétricale, masculine plural obstétricaux, feminine plural obstétricales)