adj. Of, or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or pertaining to childbirth, midwifery, or the period around the time of the birth of children.
adj. Of or pertaining to obstetrics.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Same as obstetrical.
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adj. of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics
Word Usage
"The humiliating injury is called obstetric fistula, a tear in the tissue between the vagina and adjoining organs, caused by prolonged labor in small, undernourished women-and now almost unknown outside the poorest countries of Africa and Asia."