GRE Word List
OBSTETRICIAN
physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife
The meaning of the word obstetrician is physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife.
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