dystocia

Noun

Meaning

Difficult delivery pr parturition.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

labour labor childbirth obstructed labour slow childbirth slow labor abnormal labor failure to progress in labor failure to progress in labour slow labour parodynia difficult labor difficult childbirth abnormal childbirth pathological childbirth
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Antonyms

eutocia easy parturition normal labour fast labour easy delivery normal childbirth
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Examples

Among the risk factors for shoulder dystocia is macrosomia, the medical term used to describe a much larger than average newborn. Source: Internet

McCoy Casey Bosworth experienced shoulder dystocia and a compressed umbilical cord during his birth, and days later, his parents received the prognosis they feared most: he’d suffered severe brain damage and was unlikely to recover. Source: Internet

With CAE LucinaAR, clinical learners can view 3D holograms of a fetus as it descends the birth canal and gain an unprecedented view of anatomy as they learn to manage a shoulder dystocia delivery. Source: Internet

In addition to the female lizard retaining her eggs because she does not have a suitable location and substrate for digging, there can be many other causes of dystocia (difficulty in laying eggs). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dysthymic depression dysthyroid dysthyroidism dystocial dystocic dystome