Obstetric
Obstetric (ob*stet"rik) , adjective
[Latin obstetricius, from obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, from obstare to stand before: compare French obstétrique. See Obstacle.]
1.
Of or pertaining to childbirth, midwifery, or the period around the time of the birth of children; as, the obstetric art.
2.
Of or pertaining to obstetrics; as, the obstetric unit of a hospital.
Collocations (1)
Obstetrical toad (Zoology) , a European toad of the genus Alytes, especially Alytes obstetricans. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and carries about until the young are hatched.
Also: Obstetrical