| dystocia | <medicine> Difficult delivery pr parturition. Origin: NL, fr. Gr.; ill, hard + delivery. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| dystocia, cervical | Dystocia caused by mechanical obstruction at the cervix. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dystocia, foetal | Dystocia caused by the foetus due to its size (too big), shape or position in the uterus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dystocia, placental | Trouble delivering the placenta (the afterbirth). (12 Dec 1998) |
| maternal dystocia | Dystocia caused by an abnormality or physical problem in the mother. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cervical dystocia | Difficult labour and delivery caused by mechanical obstruction at the cervix. Dystocia comes from the Greek dys meaning difficult, painful, disordered, abnormal + tokos meaning birth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| placental dystocia | Trouble delivering the placenta (the afterbirth). Dystocia comes from the greek dys meaning difficult, painful, disordered, abnormal + tokos meaning birth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foetal dystocia | Difficult labour and delivery caused by the foetus' size (too big), shape or position. Dystocia comes from the Greek dys meaning difficult, painful, disordered, abnormal + tokos meaning birth. (12 Dec 1998) |