[dɪˈstəʊʃ(ɪ)ə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally
(e.g: the incidence of dystocia or difficult calvings)


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Origin:
early 18th century: from Greek dustokia, from dus- ‘difficult’ + tokos ‘childbirth’