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   { Obstetric , Obstetrical , } a. [L. obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before: cf. F. obstétrique. See Obstacle.]
    Of or pertaining to childbirth, midwifery, or the period around the time of the birth of children; as, the obstetric art.
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   Of or pertaining to obstetrics; as, the obstetric unit of a hospital.
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   Obstetrical toad (Zool.), a European toad of the genus Alytes, especially Alytes obstetricans. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and carries about until the young are hatched.
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