maieutic

 
Pronunciation: /meɪˈjuːtɪk/

adjective

  • of or denoting the Socratic mode of enquiry, which aims to bring a person’s latent ideas into clear consciousness.

plural noun

(maieutics) [treated as singular]
  • the maieutic method.

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Greek maieutikos, from maieuesthai 'act as a midwife', from maia 'midwife'