| 释义 |
toco-|tɒkəʊ|
combining form of Gr. τόκο-ς offspring, used as a verbal element in some terms (chiefly biological and obstetrical); as ˌtocodynaˈmometer, an instrument for measuring uterine contractions during parturition (Webster, 1911); tocogeˈnetic a.: see quot.; tocogony |-ˈɒgənɪ|, propagation by parents as distinct from spontaneous generation; tocoˈlogical a., of or pertaining to tocology; toˈcologist, one versed in tocology; an obstetrician; toˈcology, the science of parturition, or of midwifery; obstetrics; tocoˈmania, puerperal mania (Cent. Dict. Suppl., 1909).
1903L. F. Ward Pure Sociol. ii. v. 96 The genetic succession of cosmic products..is not only genetic but *toco⁓genetic. The higher terms are generated by the lower through creative synthesis, and are thus affiliated upon them.
1876E. R. Lankester Haeckel's Hist. Creat. I. 183 At present we must occupy ourselves with Propagation, or *Tocogony.
1902Amer. Anthropologist Oct.-Dec. 739 This element in the story is not without its *tocological significance.
Ibid., This feature in the tale must be suggestive to the *tocologist.
1828M. Ryan in Lancet 28 June 400/1 From much consideration on these deficiencies, I would propose the following nomenclature... τόκολογια, *Tocology, on parturition. 1890Billings Nat. Med. Dict., Tocology,..Tokology. 1895Alice B. Stockham (title) Tokology: A Book for Every Woman. |