DYSTOCIA


Meaning of DYSTOCIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dis-ˈtō-sh(ē-)ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dystokia, from dys- + tokos childbirth; akin to Greek tiktein to give birth to — more at thane

Date: circa 1706

: slow or difficult labor or delivery

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