dystocia
Syllables: dys·to·cia/dɪsˈtəʊʃə/US/dɪsˈtoʊʃə/
dystocia noun: a slow or difficult labour or delivery.
Noun
dystocia (countable and uncountable, plural dystocias)
- A slow or difficult labour or delivery.
- In macaques, baboons and chimpanzees, dystocia because of breech birth is the commonest category of fetal death.[…]Breech dystocia is rarely a problem for mother or neonates in small, multitocus species like marmosets and tamarins.2005, James Mahoney, “Primate Management: Medical Care”, in Sonia Wolfe-Coote, editor, The Laboratory Primate, page 256
- Dystocia is defined as difficult delivery. Pelvic dystocia is due to aberrations of the pelvic architecture and its relationship to the presenting fetal part.[…]Fetal dystocia may be due to excessive fetal size from gestational diabetes or congenital anomalies.2006, Richard Aghababian, Essentials of Emergency Medicine, page 480
- Synonyms:
- bradytocia
- Antonyms:
- eutocia
dystocia meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
dystocia in Tamil
- கன்று ஈனுவதில் சிக்கல், சிக்கலான குட்டி ஈனல், பிரச்னை, பற்றுக்கடு, பெரும்பாடு, வலிக்கும் மகப்பேறு
dystocia in Indonesian
- slow or difficult labour or delivery
- distokia, distosia
Synonyms of dystocia
Antonyms
Forms of dystocia
| plural | dystocias |
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Origin of dystocia
From Ancient Greek δυστοκία (dustokía, “difficult childbirth”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”), from τίκτω (tíktō, “I give birth”).
Words formed from dystocia
Questions about dystocia
- What does dystocia mean?
- Dystocia means a slow or difficult labour or delivery.
- What is dystocia in Tamil?
- Dystocia in Tamil is கன்று ஈனுவதில் சிக்கல், சிக்கலான குட்டி ஈனல், பிரச்னை. See Dystocia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dystocia?
- Dystocia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dystocia?
- Dystocia is pronounced /dɪsˈtoʊʃə/ (US).
- What is the plural of dystocia?
- The plural of dystocia is dystocias.
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