obstē̆trīcĭus (opst-) or -tĭus, a, um, adj. [obstetrix], of or belonging to a midwife, obstetric (post -Aug.).
I Lit.: manūs obstetriciae, Arn. 3, 166.—
B Trop., Front. Orat. p. 246.—
II Subst.: obstē̆-trīcĭa (sc. officia), ōrum, n., midwifery, obstetrics : Jove Liberum parturiente inter obstetricia dearum, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 140.