OBSTETRIC

obstetric, obstetrical

(adjective) of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics; “obstetric hospital”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

obstetric (not comparable)

Of or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy).

Source: Wiktionary

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.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition