tocology

Definitions of tocology
  1. noun
    the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
    synonyms: OB, midwifery, obstetrics
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    types:
    fetology, foetology
    the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus
    perinatology
    the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium
    type of:
    medical specialty, medicine
    the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
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