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distokia

Pronunciation: /distoˈkia/

“distokia” is an Indonesian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. dystocia: a slow or difficult labour or delivery.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δυστοκία (dustokía, “difficult childbirth”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”), from τίκτω (tíktō, “I give birth”).

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