dystocia

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 uterine muscles fail to contract, or the neck of the uterus fails to expand. If the cause of dystocia cannot be eliminated, it may be necessary to deliver the baby by Caesarean section or to operate in such a way that it can be removed with the minimum possible risk to the mother.

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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, 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 — noun A slow or difficult labour or delivery … Wiktionary
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

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