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   Obstetrics (ŏb‑stĕtˈrĭks), n. [Cf. F. obstétrique. See Obstetric.]
   1. The science of midwifery. [archaic]
   
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   2. The branch of medicine that deals with childbirth or the care of women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.
   
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