OBSTETRIC(AL)
\ɒbstˈɛtɹɪk ˈal], \ɒbstˈɛtɹɪk ˈal], \ɒ_b_s_t_ˈɛ_t_ɹ_ɪ_k__ ˈa_l]\
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Of midwifery, of childbirth& its antecedents& sequels, as branch of medicine& surgery. Hence obstetrics, obstetrician, nn. [Latin]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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Platidiam
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