obstetrics
nounfemininetécnico/ɔbʃtɨˈtɾisjɐ/medium
obs·te·tri·ci·a
Definition
The branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth and midwifery.
She works in the hospital's obstetrics ward.
Modern obstetrics has made childbirth much safer.
Common collocations
obstetrics specialistobstetrics clinicobstetrics departmentcomplications in obstetrics
Etymology
Do latim 'obstetricia', de 'obstetrix' (parteira).