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tocology

American  
[toh-kol-uh-jee] / toʊˈkɒl ə dʒi /
Or tokology

noun

  1. obstetrics.

tocology British  
/ tɒˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. 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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