{ Ob*stet"ric (?), Ob*stet"ric*al (?), }
a. [L. obstetricius, fr. obstetrix,
-icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before: cf.F.
obstétrique. See Obstacle.] Of or
pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as,
the obstetric art.
Obstetrical toad(Zoöl.), a
European toad of the genus Alytes, especially A.
obstetricans. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds
around his legs, and carries about until the young are
hatched.