- tocology
- The study of obstetrics or midwifery
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
tocology
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Tocology — To*col o*gy, n. [Gr. ? a birth + logy.] The science of obstetrics, or midwifery; that department of medicine which treats of parturition. [Written also {tokology}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tocology — [tō käl′ə jē] n. [< Gr tokos, childbirth < tiktein, to bear + LOGY] OBSTETRICS … English World dictionary
tocology — SYN: obstetrics. [toco + G. logos, study] * * * tocology var of TOKOLOGY … Medical dictionary
tocology — /toh kol euh jee/, n. obstetrics. Also, tokology. [1820 30; < Gk tóko(s) child, childbirth + LOGY] * * * … Universalium
tocology — noun the branch of medicine that deals with childbirth Syn: midwifery, obstetrics … Wiktionary
tocology — obstetrics; midwifery Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
tocology — n. obstetrics or midwifery … English contemporary dictionary
tocology — n. Midwifery, obstetrics … New dictionary of synonyms
tocology — to·col·o·gy … English syllables
tocology — /təˈkɒlədʒi/ (say tuh koluhjee) noun Rare the branch of medical science concerned with caring for and treating women in, before, and after childbirth; obstetrics. Also, tokology. {Greek toko(s) childbirth + logy} –tocologist, noun …
