obstetrics
nounUS /əbˈstɛ.trɪks/
Etymology From obstetric.
1
Medicine, Sciences The care of women during and after pregnancy.
- A pilot study conducted in 2023 by the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Erlangen University Hospital in Germany involved 104 patients and concluded that clinical breast examinations by MTEs who were visually impaired were as accurate in identifying potentially cancerous tumors as doctors trained in this procedure.2024 September 8, Kamala Thiagarajan, “Women who are blind play a critical role in identifying possible breast cancers”, in NPR:
- Derived terms
- OB-GYN, teleobstetrics
- Related terms
- obstetrician