as in physician
a medical professional who specializes in obstetrics
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Recent Examples of obstetrician
Attended to by her ursine nanny Dulcibear and a goat obstetrician, Elphaba’s entry into the world is greeted with shock.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Johnna Nynas, the obstetrician on call, quickly diagnosed her patient with postpartum preeclampsia, a rare condition that affects people after pregnancy and can be deadly if untreated.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Merrrell was based out of Cincinnati, and one of those doctors was a Cincinnati obstetrician named Ray Nulsen.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
In the spring of 2023, a woman in Chicago, much like Lucca, was referred to genetics by her obstetrician for routine discussion of atypical NIPT results.
—Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Johnna Nynas, the obstetrician on call, quickly diagnosed her patient with postpartum preeclampsia, a rare condition that affects people after pregnancy and can be deadly if untreated.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Merrrell was based out of Cincinnati, and one of those doctors was a Cincinnati obstetrician named Ray Nulsen.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
In the spring of 2023, a woman in Chicago, much like Lucca, was referred to genetics by her obstetrician for routine discussion of atypical NIPT results.
—Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstetrician
Noun
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What’s the statistic there, the average ER physician has to see a patient every three to four minutes?—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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What happens when a bride returning on a flight from her honeymoon – and who is a family medicine physician – starts to feel intense chest pain and nausea and an emergency room physician are on the same flight?—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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During a procedure to remove the masses, doctors found two additional tumors in her lungs.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In such cases, law-enforcement officers—but also, at times, doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel, mostly working for private corporations—watch for days, weeks, and months as ailing people waste away in their care.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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The 14th season of the enduringly popular series Call the Midwife, which follows the nurses, midwives and nuns in the East End of London, starts tonight on PBS’ Masterpiece.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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And last week, the state charged a midwife and an associate with illegally providing abortions.—
Kavitha Surana,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
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The body takes a minimum of 13 weeks to recover, the nurse-midwife Helena A. Grant tells Somerstein.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2024
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Initially, three teenage boys worked as volunteer transport helpers, caring for FNS’s horses and running errands for the nurse-midwives.—
Eliza McGraw,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2024
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Photo: 20th Century Fox/Everett Collection Jeremy Irons gives his career-best performance as Elliot and Beverly, a pair of successful gynecologists who run a Toronto practice together.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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For the recent study, 150 Swiss women with an average age of 25 were recruited from gynecologists’ practices and the University Hospital Basel’s gynecology outpatient clinic between March 2018 and December 2020.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Mar. 2025
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This involves talking to your child's pediatrician about allergy management techniques.—
Health Editorial Team,
Health,
18 Apr. 2025
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Toxic algae bloom possibly related to Palisades Fire sickens marine life 02:54 Stephanie Wilcox said her toddler's pediatrician recommended testing their home.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Karen Brown/New England Public Media Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts for about 10 years.—
Karen Brown,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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His childhood was spent roaming the halls of the large brick hospital where his mother worked as an internist.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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It's now been reported that Konig — an anesthesiologist in Maui — accused his wife of having an affair in December, Arielle claimed in a petition for a temporary restraining order, per the Associated Press.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Originally, the sheet was only intended for anesthesiologists.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Obstetrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstetrician. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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