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tocology
to·col·o·gy also to·kol·o·gy T0245500 (tō-kŏl′ə-jē)n. The science of childbirth; midwifery or obstetrics. [Greek tokos, childbirth; see tek- in Indo-European roots + -logy.]tocology (tɒˈkɒlədʒɪ) or tokologyn (Medicine) the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth; obstetrics[C19: from Greek tokos childbirth, from tiktein to bear]tocology, tokologythe science of obstetrics or midwifery. — tocologist, tokologist, n. — tocological, tokological, adj.See also: BirthThesaurusNoun | 1. | tocology - the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mothermidwifery, obstetrics, OBinduction of labor - (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sacpresentation - (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations"incompetent cervix - (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birthmedical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniquesfetology, foetology - the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterusperinatology - the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperiumnullipara - (obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a childgravida I, primigravida - (obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first timepara I, primipara - (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first timequadripara - (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnanciesquintipara - (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnanciespara, parity - (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children" | EncyclopediaSeeobstetricstocology
ob·stet·rics (OB), (ob-stet'riks), The specialty of medicine concerned with the care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium. Synonym(s): tocology [L. obstetrix, a midwife, fr. ob-sto, to stand before, denoting the position formerly taken by the midwife] tocology also tokology (tō-kŏl′ə-jē)n. The science of childbirth; midwifery or obstetrics.tocology (tō-kŏl′ō-jē) [″ + logos, word, reason] Science of parturition and obstetrics.tocology
Synonyms for tocologynoun the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the motherSynonymsRelated Words- induction of labor
- presentation
- incompetent cervix
- medical specialty
- medicine
- fetology
- foetology
- perinatology
- nullipara
- gravida I
- primigravida
- para I
- primipara
- quadripara
- quintipara
- para
- parity
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