English noun: midwifery |
1. | midwifery (cognition) the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother |
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| Synonyms | OB, obstetrics, tocology |
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| Broader (hypernym) | medical specialty, medicine |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | fetology, foetology, perinatology |
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| Domain category members | gravida I, incompetent cervix, induction of labor, nullipara, para, para I, parity, presentation, primigravida, primipara, quadripara, quintipara |
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2. | midwifery (act) assisting women at childbirth |
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| Broader (hypernym) | delivery, obstetrical delivery |
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