ob‧stet‧rics /əbˈstetrɪks/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Latin;
Origin: obstetrix 'midwife', from obstare; ⇒ obstacle]
the part of medical science that deals with the birth of children
—obstetric adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲