OB

Delivers babies, briefly

OB is a medical abbreviation for obstetrics or obstetrician—the branch of medicine dealing with pregnancy and childbirth: My OB says the baby is due in March.

It often pairs with GYN (gynecology) as OB-GYN, referring to a physician specializing in both fields.

In sports, OB is shorthand for out of bounds.

obstetrics

obstetrician

Childbirth physician

maternity · childbirth · midwife · labor · pregnancy · OBGYN · ultrasound · fetal · cesarean · postpartum

sports

out-of-bounds

Beyond permitted boundaries

boundary · inbounds · turnover · referee · whistle · line · marker · play · football · basketball

river

Siberia

Russia's eastern expanse

  • RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
  • basinConcave water receptacle
  • tributaryStream entering larger river

Gulf · Arctic · Altai · watershed · estuary · navigation · confluence · drainage · waterway

slang

obviously

In an apparent manner

  • obviSlang for self-evident
  • clearlyWithout ambiguity
  • duhInterjection mocking obviousness

totally · definitely · sure · apparent · evident · no-brainer

Categories
Opposites
medical specialty focus

OBgeriatrician

Physician treating elderly patients

pediatrician · gerontologist · peds · oncologist · neonatologist

life stage orientation

OBend-of-life care

Care for the dying

hospice · geriatrics · palliative care · thanatology · death doula

Phrases
Family

object, oblate, oblige, obsess, obtain

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