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maieut-, maieuto-
(Greek: pertaining to midwifery; obstetric; serving to elicit ideas [said of the Socratic method of teaching])
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obstetric auscultation (s) (noun). obstetric auscultations (pl)
The situation of listening to the sounds of the fetal heart in pregnancy: Every time Jenny went to the gynaecologist's for her regular checkup when she was pregnant, an obstetric auscultation was performed in order to make sure that her unborn baby was developing all right.
This entry is located in the following unit: ausculto-, auscult- + (page 1)
obstetric evisceration (s) (noun), obstetric eviscerations (pl)
The removal of the abdominal and thoracic contents, usually from a dead fetus, in order to diminish its bulk and allow vaginal delivery: This procedure of obstetric eviscerations is now considered to be outmoded and is seldom used.
This entry is located in the following unit: viscer-, viscero-, visceri-, visc- (page 1)