Lewis & Short

obstē̆trīcĭus (opst-) or -tĭus, a, um, adj. [obstetrix], of or belonging to a midwife, obstetric (post -Aug.).

  1. I. Lit.: manūs obstetriciae, Arn. 3, 166.
    1. B. Trop., Front. Orat. p. 246.
  2. II. Subst.: obstē̆-trīcĭa (sc. officia), ōrum, n., midwifery, obstetrics: Jove Liberum parturiente inter obstetricia dearum, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 140.