Dystocia

Introduction: Dystocia

Description of Dystocia

Dystocia: A difficult labor due to a variety of causes.

Dystocia: Difficult childbirth. [G. dystokia, fr. dys-, difficult, + tokos, childbirth]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Dystocia: Difficult childbirth or labor.
Source: Diseases Database

Dystocia: Slow or difficult OBSTETRIC LABOR or CHILDBIRTH.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Dystocia:

Terms Similar to Dystocia:

• Labour dysfunction

Source: Diseases Database

More specific terms for Dystocia:

• Uterine Inertia

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Dystocia

• Obstetric Labor Complications

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Dystocia

The following list attempts to classify Dystocia into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
  • Pregnancy Complications
    • Obstetric Labor Complications
      • Dystocia

External links related to: Dystocia

• eMedicine - Dystocia : Article by Iraj Forouzan, MD
• Induction of labour
• Fetal Monitoring Tutorial
• eMedicine - Pregnancy, Delivery : Article by Thomas Benzoni, DO
• eMedicine - Diagnosis of Abnormal Labor : Article by Saju Joy, MD
• eMedicine - Pregnancy, Breech Delivery : Article by Andrew Jenis, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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