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OBSTETRICIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does obstetrician mean?
• OBSTETRICIAN (noun)
The noun OBSTETRICIAN has 1 sense:
1. a physician specializing in obstetrics
Familiarity information: OBSTETRICIAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A physician specializing in obstetrics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
accoucheur; obstetrician
Hypernyms ("obstetrician" is a kind of...):
medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "obstetrician"):
perinatologist (an obstetrician specializing in perinatology)
Derivation:
obstetrics (the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother)
Context examples
Obstetricians also care for the fetus (unborn baby), treat problems with pregnancy, and deliver babies.
(Obstetrician, NCI Dictionary)
A national medical society for obstetricians and gynecologists.
(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, NCI Thesaurus)
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