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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesobstetrics
/ɒbˈstɛtrɪks/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth and the care of women giving birth.
"She decided to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology during her medical residency."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin obstetrix meaning 'midwife' (from obstare 'to stand before or against'), combined with the suffix -ics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "obstetrics" is said worldwide
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obstétrique
Transliteration: obstétrique
"Elle a fait des études d'obstétrique."
Geburtshilfe
Transliteration: Geburtshilfe
"Die Abteilung für Geburtshilfe wurde kürzlich renoviert."
ostetricia
Transliteration: ostetricia
"Lavora nel reparto di ostetricia."
obstetricia
Transliteration: obstetricia
"El hospital abrió una nueva clínica de obstetricia."
obstetrícia
Transliteration: obstetrícia
"A obstetrícia é uma área fundamental da medicina."
प्रसूति विज्ञान
Transliteration: prasuti vigyan
"वह प्रसूति विज्ञान में विशेषज्ञ है।"
产科学
Transliteration: chǎn kē xué
"她在医学院主修产科学。"
산과학
Transliteration: sangwahak
"그는 산과학 분야에서 연구를 하고 있습니다."
産科学
Transliteration: sankagaku
"彼女は大学で産科学を専攻しました。"
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