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OB-

\ˈɒb], \ˈɒb], \ˈɒ_b]\

Definitions of OB-

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Combining form of Lat., preposition, ob, towards, against, in the way of; used in compound words, as obcordate, inversely conical, obovoid, egg-shaped with the large end up, obstipation, excessive constipation.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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