obstetrician

obstetrician
In the modern sense, a physician practicing obstetrics. In an older sense, inclusive of a midwife.

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  • obstetrician — OBSTETRICIÁN, Ă, obstetricieni, e, s.m. şi f. Specialist în obstetrică. [pr.: ci an] – Din fr. obstétricien. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 05.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  OBSTETRICIÁN s. ginecolog, mamoş. Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime … …   Dicționar Român

  • Obstetrician — Ob ste*tri cian, n. One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur; especially, a physician who specializes in obstetrics. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • obstetrician — (n.) 1828, from L. obstetricia midwifery, from obstetricus (see OBSTETRIC (Cf. obstetric)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • obstetrician — ► NOUN ▪ a physician or surgeon qualified to practise in obstetrics …   English terms dictionary

  • obstetrician — [äb΄stə trish′ən] n. a medical doctor who specializes in obstetrics …   English World dictionary

  • obstetrician — UK [ˌɒbstəˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɑbstəˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms obstetrician : singular obstetrician plural obstetricians medical a doctor whose job is to check the health of pregnant women and help with the birth of their children …   English dictionary

  • obstetrician — noun Obstetrician is used after these nouns: ↑consultant …   Collocations dictionary

  • obstetrician — [[t]ɒ̱bstətrɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] obstetricians N COUNT An obstetrician is a doctor who is specially trained to deal with pregnant women and with women who are giving birth. [MEDICAL] …   English dictionary

  • Obstetrician/gynecologist — An obstetrician is a physician who delivers babies and is in the practice of obstetrics while a gynecologist is a physician who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs. The word gynecology comes from the Greek gyno,… …   Medical dictionary

  • obstetrician's hand — the contraction of the hand in tetany, flexed at the wrist with fingers at the metacarpophalangeal joints but extended at the interphalangeal joints, the thumb being strongly flexed into the palm; so called because of a dubious resemblance to the …   Medical dictionary

  • obstetrician — noun Date: circa 1828 a physician specializing in obstetrics …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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