obstetrical

HYPHEN

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective obstetrical has 1 sense

obstetrical(a = adj.pert) obstetric - of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics; "obstetric hospital"

Derived form noun obstetrics₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

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. [1913 Webster]
Of or pertaining to obstetrics; as, the obstetric unit of a hospital. [PJC]

Obstetrical toad (Zoöl.), 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.