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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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