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Vinony

obstetrics

noun

  1. medical specialty connected with pregnancy and childbirth
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əbˈstɛ.trɪks/ / /ɑbˈstɛ.trɪks/

noun

Etymology: From obstetric.

  1. The care of women during and after pregnancy.

    “A pilot study conducted in 2023 by the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Erlangen University Hospital in Germany involved 104 patients and concluded that clinical breast examinations by MTEs who were visually impaired were as accurate in identifying potentially cancerous tumors as doctors trained in this procedure.”