adjective

obstē^trīcĭus

fem. obstē^trīcia · neut. obstē^trīcium

() or , , obstetrix

belonging to a midwife, obstetric

of or belonging to a midwife, obstetric (post -Aug.).

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Lit.: manūs obstetriciae, Arn. 3, 166.—

figuratively

Trop., Front. Orat. p. 246.—

midwifery, obstetrics •

Subst.: obstē^-trīcĭa (sc. officia), ōrum, n., midwifery, obstetrics: Jove Liberum parturiente inter obstetricia dearum, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 140.

Perseus ID: n31898 Key: obstetricius