obstetrics

Questions about obstetrics

What does obstetrics mean?

obstetrics means "the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother".

How many syllables are in obstetrics?

obstetrics has 3 syllables: ob-stet-rics. The stress falls on "stet". In IPA it is /əbˈstɛtɹɪks/.

What is another word for obstetrics?

Close synonyms include OB, tocology, midwifery. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is obstetrics a common word?

obstetrics is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.