| 单词 | obstetric |
| 释义 | obstetric (once / 5191 pages) adj The adjective obstetric describes things having something to do with childbirth. Much of an obstetric nurse's job, for example, is helping laboring mothers. If you go to medical school, you might have an obstetric textbook, and later you'll probably do a residency in the obstetric area of a hospital, where women give birth. The field is called obstetrics, and both words (along with the alternative adjective obstetrical) come from the Modern Latin root obstetrix, which means "midwife," or literally, "one who stands opposite." WORD FAMILYobstetric: obstetrically, obstetrics+/obstetrician: obstetricians/obstetrics: obstetrical, obstetrician USAGE EXAMPLESThe sixth edition of “Gabbe Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies” states the following: Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) "I completed a residency in obstetrics and gynaecology that was 20,000 hours," he says. BBC(Dec 01, 2016) So women arriving in hospital after obstetric emergencies have become the main targets. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) adj of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics obstetric hospital Syn obstetrical |
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