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obstetrics

DEFINITIONS OF: obstetrics

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n the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother

Synonyms:
OB, midwifery, tocology
Types:
fetology, foetology
the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus
perinatology
the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium
Type of:
medical specialty, medicine
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
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