OBSTETRICIAN Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

obstetrician

noun

Definition of obstetrician

as in physician

a medical professional who specializes in obstetrics

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Recent Examples of obstetrician Herzog hadn’t gained any weight, still didn’t have a noticeable baby bump and was vomiting throughout the day, every day, when her obstetrician officially diagnosed her with hyperemesis gravidarum. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 Waiting for the six-week postpartum checkup with an obstetrician is too late. — Uruj Kamal Haider, Time, 21 July 2026 In one particularly troubling case, Chicago-area Endeavor Health continued to allow obstetrician and gynecologist Fabio Ortega access to patients despite receiving complaints. — Emily Hoerner, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Likewise, Tri-City has already begun using its powers as a public health care district to recruit additional obstetricians to the area. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for obstetrician

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Noun

Responding to calls for improved nutrition education for physicians, these stores could partner with city hospitals to provide continuing education to clinicians.

— Marian Flaxman, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Dr Jacqueline Brady is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine and is the team physician for the Thorns and Fire.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of physician

Noun

This plan will break up monopolies, lower medical debt, bring down the cost of prescription drugs, and ensure doctors decide what medication their patients need — not insurance companies.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The baby was last, which might have been why doctors were able to briefly restart a heartbeat once he was rushed to the hospital after his father returned home.

— Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of doctor

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Postpartum hair loss usually begins about three months after delivery, and then re-growth begins to happen starting at about six months, according to Tania Lopez, CNM, certified nurse-midwife at Pediatrix Medical Group.

— Parents, Parents, 25 June 2026
Midwives say physician agreements create barriers Sixteen states require some form of collaborative agreement with a physician for a nurse-midwife to practice.

— Aria Bendix, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of nurse-midwife

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Ossoff is married to Alisha Kramer, an obstetrician-gynecologist and assistant professor at the Emory University School of Medicine.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
An Army gynecologist charged with secretly video recording patients during exams pleaded not guilty Wednesday.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of gynecologist

Noun

But no state law can undo the psychological damage of a president telling millions of parents, days before the first bell, that their pediatrician’s recommendations are dangerous.

— Chuka Onuh, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Alex Hartman is a pediatrician, a father, and the director of pediatrics at Yehowa Medical Services in Los Angeles.

— Alex Hartman, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pediatrician

Noun

Jeffrey Millstein is an internist and regional medical director for primary and specialty care at Penn Medicine.

— Jeffrey Millstein, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026
Cara developed new symptoms over the course of the summer, including unexplained vomiting, and so her parents took her to see an internist in August.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026

Definition of internist

Noun

Lopez, 15, hopes to become a pediatric anesthesiologist and is pursuing coursework to further that career.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
If the procedure the patient seeks requires additional measures such as anesthesia, check if the anesthesiologist has the proper certification to administer such care on the Florida Department of Health’s license database.

— Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of anesthesiologist

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