obstetrics C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine US /əbˈstɛtrɪks/ UK /əbˈstɛtrɪks/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and pregnancy care After residency she specialized in obstetrics and delivered hundreds of babies. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the branch of medicine... midwiferytocology Word family Related forms obstetricobstetrician Etymology AI details From Latin obstetrix ('midwife'), literally 'one who stands before' (the woman giving birth), from obstare ('to stand opposite'), from ob- plus stare ('to stand'). obstetrix Latin stare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # obstetrics **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əbˈstɛtrɪks/ **IPA (UK):** /əbˈstɛtrɪks/ ## Meanings 1. the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and pregnancy care ## Examples - After residency she specialized in obstetrics and delivered hundreds of babies. ## Synonyms - midwifery - tocology ## Related Forms - obstetric - obstetrician ## Roots and Affixes - Root: obstetrix - Root: stare ## Etymology From Latin obstetrix ('midwife'), literally 'one who stands before' (the woman giving birth), from obstare ('to stand opposite'), from ob- plus stare ('to stand'). ## AI Etymology Obstetrics is from Latin obstetrix ('midwife'), literally 'one who stands before' (the woman giving birth), from obstare ('to stand opposite'), from ob- plus stare ('to stand'). Important recorded forms include obstetrix (Latin) and stare (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and pregnancy care. The wider family includes related words such as obstetric and obstetrician. ## Topics - Health & Medicine - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown