ob

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[Latin obiit] he died; she died

observation

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Obadiah

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obstetric; obstetrician; obstetrics

ob-

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prefix

: inversely

obovate

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Etymology

Prefix

New Latin, from Latin, in the way, against, toward, from ob in the way of, on account of; akin to Old Church Slavic o, ob on, around

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obstetric

obstetrician

obstetrics

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