OBSTETRIC(AL)
\ɒbstˈɛtɹɪk ˈal], \ɒbstˈɛtɹɪk ˈal], \ɒ_b_s_t_ˈɛ_t_ɹ_ɪ_k__ ˈa_l]\
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Of midwifery, of childbirth& its antecedents& sequels, as branch of medicine& surgery. Hence obstetrics, obstetrician, nn. [Latin]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).