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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries産科病棟
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sanka byōtō
"彼女は産科病棟に入院しました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hospital department specializing in the care of women during childbirth and the immediate postpartum period.
"The maternity ward was bustling with nurses and new mothers." - 2
A section of a hospital where women give birth and receive care before and after delivery.
"She was admitted to the maternity ward for her scheduled delivery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English 'maternity', from Old French 'maternité', from Late Latin 'maternitas' (motherhood), combined with 'ward', from Old English 'weard' meaning a watch, guard, or specific hospital department. The compound term developed in the 19th century with the institutionalization of specialized hospital care for childbirth and postpartum recovery.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Maternity ward" is said worldwide
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salle de maternité
Transliteration: sal de ma-ter-ni-té
"Elle a été transférée à la salle de maternité après l'accouchement."
Entbindungsstation
Transliteration: Ent-bindungs-sta-tion
"Die Entbindungsstation war voll mit neuen Müttern."
reparto maternità
Transliteration: re-par-to ma-ter-ni-tà
"Il reparto maternità è molto affollato oggi."
sala de maternidad
Transliteration: sa-la de ma-ter-ni-dad
"La sala de maternidad estaba llena de nuevas madres."
sala de maternidade
Transliteration: sa-la de ma-ter-ni-da-de
"A sala de maternidade estava cheia de enfermeiras."
मातृत्व वार्ड
Transliteration: Maatritv Vard
"वह मातृत्व वार्ड में भर्ती हुई।"
产科病房
Transliteration: chǎn kē bìng fáng
"她在产科病房待了几天。"
산부인과 병동
Transliteration: san-bu-in-gwa byeong-dong
"그녀는 산부인과 병동에 입원했습니다."
産科病棟
Transliteration: sanka byōtō
"彼女は産科病棟に入院しました。"
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