ob
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• noun
An informal abbreviation for an obstetrician, a medical doctor specializing in pregnancy, childbirth, and women's reproductive health.
"She scheduled an appointment with her ob to check on the baby's developmental progress."
An informal abbreviation for obstetrics, the branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth and midwifery.
"After finishing her rotation in pediatrics, the resident physician spent three months working in ob."
A gene associated with the production of leptin, which regulates appetite and fat metabolism; mutations in this gene can cause severe obesity.
"Researchers studied the ob gene in mice to better understand the biological mechanisms behind weight regulation."
Word Nuance & Usage
As a noun, 'ob' is most commonly used as a written or spoken abbreviation for 'obstetrician' or 'obstetrics', often capitalized as 'OB' in standard practice.
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Word Origin & Etymology
A clipping or abbreviation of 'obstetrics' or 'obstetrician', which derive from the Latin 'obstetrix' meaning 'midwife'. The genetic 'ob' gene comes from the first two letters of 'obese'.