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dystocia

dys·to·ci·a [ diss tṓshə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
difficult childbirth: unusually difficult childbirth

[Early 18th century. < Greek dustokia "difficult childbirth" < tokos "childbirth"]

dys·to·ci·al adjective
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