Category:Obstetric

Ob*stet"ric, ob*stet"ric*al, a. Etym: [l. obstetricius, fr. Obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before: cf.F. Obstétrique. See obstacle.]

Defn: of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in Childbed; as, the obstetric art. Obstetrical toad (zoöl.), a european Toad of the genus alytes, especially a. obstetricans. The eggs are Laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and carries About until the young are hatched.