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dys·to·ci·a
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dystocianoun
A slow or difficult labour or delivery.
Etymology: From δυστοκία, from δυσ- + τόκος, from τίκτω.
Webster Dictionary
Dystocianoun
difficult delivery pr parturition
Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. ; dys- ill, hard + to`kos delivery.]
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Dystocia
Dystocia is an abnormal or difficult childbirth or labour. Approximately one fifth of human labours have dystocia. Dystocia may arise due to incoordinate uterine activity, abnormal fetal lie or presentation, absolute or relative cephalopelvic disproportion, or a massive fetal tumor such as a sacrococcygeal teratoma. Oxytocin is commonly used to treat incoordinate uterine activity, but pregnancies complicated by dystocia often end with assisted deliveries, including forceps, ventouse or, commonly, caesarean section. Recognized complications of dystocia include fetal death, respiratory depression, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, and brachial nerve damage. A prolonged interval between pregnancies, primigravid birth, and multiple birth have also been associated with increased risk for labor dystocia. Shoulder dystocia is a dystocia in which the anterior shoulder of the infant cannot pass below the pubic symphysis or requires significant manipulation to pass below it. It can also be described as delivery requiring additional manoeuvres after gentle downward traction on the head has failed to deliver the shoulders.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Dystocia
Slow or difficult OBSTETRIC LABOR or CHILDBIRTH.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dystocia in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dystocia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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