maieutic

Adjective

ma=ieu=tic

CIDE DICTIONARY

maieutic, a. [Gr. maieytiko`s, fr. mai^a midwife.].

Serving to assist childbirth. Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language. Payne. [1913 Webster]

maieutic, adj. (of the Socratic mode of enquiry) serving to bring a person's latent ideas into clear consciousness.

Etymology

Gk maieutikos f. maieuomai act as a midwife f. maia midwife