obstetrician

[ ob-sti-trish-uh n ]

/ ˌɒb stɪˈtrɪʃ ən /

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noun

a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob

RELATED WORDS

assistant, accoucheuse

Nearby words

Origin of obstetrician

1820–30; < Latin obstetrīci(a) midwifery (noun use of feminine of obstetrīcius; see obstetrical) + -an

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Examples from the Web for obstetrician

The obstetrician, a woman, was told that Amal was deaf and mute.
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In fact, the last birth I attended was for an obstetrician who chose not to give birth where she worked.
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Heading the tribe meant finding a wife, so he married a cousin Zeenat, an obstetrician at Quetta hospital.
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There was a step in the hall and the senior physician or obstetrician had entered.
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It appeared that no other difficulty really confronted the obstetrician.
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I saw Sir Barnaby Burtle, the obstetrician, standing by his scarlet front door, eagerly devouring the news.
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Unfortunate is the obstetrician who does not know how to inspire a feeling of confidence in his patients.
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He is now, and has been for several years past, the obstetrician to the hospital.
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British Dictionary definitions for obstetrician

obstetrician

/ (ˌɒbstɪˈtrɪʃən) /

noun

a physician who specializes in obstetrics

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Word Origin and History for obstetrician

obstetrician

1828, from Latin obstetricia "midwifery," from obstetricus (see obstetric) on model of physician.

Medicine definitions for obstetrician

obstetrician

[ ŏb′stĭ-trĭsh′ən ]

n.

A physician who specializes in obstetrics.