About The Word Ob-
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What's The Definition Of Ob-?
[n] the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
[n] a Russian river; flows northward to the Arctic Ocean Synonyms | Synonyms for Ob-: midwifery | Ob River | obstetrics | tocology Related Terms | Find terms related to Ob-: See Also | fetology | foetology | medical specialty | medicine | perinatology | river | Siberia Ob- In Webster's Dictionary \Ob-\ [L. ob, prep. Cf. {Epi-}.]
A prefix signifying to, toward, before, against, reversely,
etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in oblige, to bind to;
obstacle, something standing before; object, lit., to throw
against; obovate, reversely, ovate. Ob- is commonly
assimilated before c, f, g, and p, to oc-, of-, og-, and op-.
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