obstetrics: Meaning and Definition of

ob•stet•rics

Pronunciation: (ub-ste'triks), [key]
— n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth. Abbr.: OB, ob
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