The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dystocia
Dystocia \Dys*to"ci*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; dys- ill, hard + to`kos delivery.] (Med.) Difficult delivery pr parturition.
Wiktionary
dystocia
n. (context medicine veterinary medicine English) A slow or difficult labour or delivery.
Usage examples of "dystocia".
As she read the list of risk factors associated with shoulder dystocia, Rae leaned wearily against the bookshelf.
The baby had shoulder dystocia, which is one of the worst things that happens in obstetrics.
But with shoulder dystocia the head is smaller than the shoulders and the baby gets sort of stuck.
Congenital luxation of the femora, when it appears in adult women is a prominent factor in dystocia.