tocology

American

[toh-kol-uh-jee] / toʊˈkɒl ə dʒi /

Or tokology

noun

obstetrics.

tocology British

/ tɒˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth; obstetrics

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Etymology

Origin of tocology

1820–30; < Greek tóko ( s ) child, childbirth + -logy

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Associated words: tocology, midwife, midwifery, parturient, maieutic, layette, obstetrics, obstetrician, celation, puerperal, accoucheur, accoucheuse, fetus, post-partum. childhood, n. nonage, infancy, minority, impuberty, pupilage. childish, a. puerile, juvenile, infantile, immature. childishness, n. juvenility, puerility, immaturity. children, n. offspring, progeny, issue, descendants, posterity. chill, n. chilliness, shiver, rigor. chilly, a. cool, chill, raw, bleak. chime, v. accord, agree, harmonize, be in unison. chime, n. unison, harmony; carillon. chimera, n. delusion, phantom, hallucination, illusion. chimney, n.

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