Dystocia

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A slow or difficult labour or delivery.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Difficult delivery pr parturition.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathology, difficult parturition. Also dystokia.
  • Word Usage
    "Shoulder dystocia occurs when a baby's head is delivered through the vagina, but his shoulders get stuck inside the mother's body."
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