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obstetrix

obstetrix noun: a midwife.

Noun

obstetrix

  1. (formal) A midwife.

Origin of obstetrix

Borrowed from Latin obstetrīx.

Questions about obstetrix

What does obstetrix mean?
Obstetrix means a midwife.
What part of speech is obstetrix?
Obstetrix is a noun.

Words near obstetrix in the dictionary

  1. obstetricks
  2. obstetrics
  3. obstetricy
  4. obstetrist
  5. obstetrists
  6. obstetrix
  7. obstinacies
  8. obstinacious
  9. obstinacy
  10. obstinance
  11. obstinances

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