dystocia

dystocia

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dystocia — Classification and external resources DiseasesDB 4025 eMedicine med/3280 MeSH …   Wikipedia

  • Dystocia — Dys*to ci*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; dys ill, hard + to kos delivery.] (Med.) Difficult delivery pr parturition. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dystocia — Difficult/abnormal labor or delivery. From the Greek "dys" meaning "difficult, painful, disordered, abnormal" + "tokos" meaning "birth." * * * Difficult childbirth. [G. dystokia, fr. dys , difficult, +… …   Medical dictionary

  • dystocia — n. difficult birth, caused by abnormalities in the fetus or the mother. The most common causes of fetal dystocia are excessive size (see macrosomia) or malpresentation of the baby. Maternal dystocia may result if the pelvis is abnormally small,… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Dystocia, cervical — Dystocia caused by mechanical obstruction at the cervix …   Medical dictionary

  • Dystocia, fetal — Dystocia caused by the fetus due to its size (too big), shape or position in the uterus …   Medical dictionary

  • dystocia — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dystocia — n. abnormally difficult labor or childbirth (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dystocia — [dɪs təʊʃə] noun Medicine difficulty in giving birth. Origin C18: from Gk dustokia, from dus difficult + tokos childbirth …   English new terms dictionary

  • dystocia — dys·to·cia …   English syllables

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”