obstetrics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɑbˈstɛ.trɪks/ (General-American)
- /əbˈstɛ.trɪks/ (General-American)
Etymology
From obstetric.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The care of women during and after pregnancy.
A pilot study conducted in 2023 by the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Erlangen University Hospital in Germany involved 104 patients and concluded that clinical breast examinations by MTEs who were visually impaired were as accurate in identifying potentially cancerous tumors as doctors trained in this procedure.
2024 September 8, Kamala Thiagarajan, “Women who are blind play a critical role in identifying possible breast cancers”, in NPR:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| obstetr. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| ob. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| obstetricks | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| obstet. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| obs. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (43)
de Obstetrik (care of women during and after pregnancy) · de Geburtshilfe (care of women during and after pregnancy) · es obstetricia (care of women during and after pregnancy) · ga cnáimhseachas (care of women during and after pregnancy) · nl verloskunde (care of women during and after pregnancy) · hy մանկաբարձություն (care of women during and after pregnancy) · ca obstetrícia (care of women during and after pregnancy) · fi synnytysoppi (care of women during and after pregnancy) · cmn 產科學 /产科学 (care of women during and after pregnancy) · kk акушерлік (care of women during and after pregnancy) · ru родовспоможе́ние (care of women during and after pregnancy) · ru акуше́рство (care of women during and after pregnancy) · ms obstetrik (care of women during and after pregnancy) · pl akuszeria (care of women during and after pregnancy) · sv obstetrik (care of women during and after pregnancy) · cy obstetreg (care of women during and after pregnancy) · th สูติศาสตร์ (care of women during and after pregnancy) · ko 산과학 (care of women during and after pregnancy) · fi obstetriikka (care of women during and after pregnancy) · ja 産科学 (care of women during and after pregnancy) · tr obstetrik (care of women during and after pregnancy) · hu szülészet (care of women during and after pregnancy) · bg акушерство (care of women during and after pregnancy) · fo nærfrøði (care of women during and after pregnancy) · el οβστετρική (care of women during and after pregnancy) · pl akuszerstwo (care of women during and after pregnancy) · cmn 助產術 /助产术 (care of women during and after pregnancy) · cs porodnictví (care of women during and after pregnancy) · id kandungan (care of women during and after pregnancy) · eo obstetriko (care of women during and after pregnancy) · pt obstetrícia (care of women during and after pregnancy) · ro obstetrică (care of women during and after pregnancy) · io akusharto (care of women during and after pregnancy) · sh акушерство (care of women during and after pregnancy) · id obstetri (care of women during and after pregnancy) · sv förlossningskonst (care of women during and after pregnancy) · eo akuŝologio (care of women during and after pregnancy) · da obstetrik (care of women during and after pregnancy) · fr obstétrique (care of women during and after pregnancy) · pl położnictwo (care of women during and after pregnancy) · vi sản khoa học (care of women during and after pregnancy) · it ostetricia (care of women during and after pregnancy) · yi אָבסטעטריק (care of women during and after pregnancy)