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perinatology vs midwifery

midwifery vs perinatology

perinatology and midwifery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
perinatology Yes No No No
midwifery Yes No No No
As nouns, midwifery is a hypernym of perinatology; that is, midwifery is a word with a broader meaning than perinatology:
  • 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
  • midwifery: the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
Other hypernyms of perinatology include OB, obstetrics, tocology.
perinatology (noun) midwifery (noun)
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 assisting women at childbirth
the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
Difference between perinatology and midwifery

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