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obstetrical

Syllabification: (ob·stet·ri·cal)

Definition of obstetrical

adjective

  • of or relating to childbirth and the processes associated with it.

Derivatives

obstetric

adjective

obstetrically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/

adverb

Origin:

mid 18th century: from modern Latin obstetricus for Latin obstetricius (based on obstetrix 'midwife'), from obstare 'be present'

obstetrical in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of obstetrical in the British & World English dictionary