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obstetrics vs perinatology

perinatology vs obstetrics

obstetrics and perinatology both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
obstetrics Yes No No No
perinatology Yes No No No
As nouns, perinatology is a hyponym of obstetrics; that is, perinatology is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than obstetrics:
  • obstetrics: the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
  • perinatology: the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium
Other hyponyms of obstetrics include fetology, foetology.
obstetrics (noun) perinatology (noun)
the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium
Difference between obstetrics and perinatology

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