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to⋅col⋅o⋅gy

  [toh-kol-uh-jee]
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–noun
obstetrics.
Also, tokology.

Origin:
1820–30; < Gk tóko(s) child, childbirth + -logy
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to·col·o·gy also to·kol·o·gy   (tō-kŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The science of childbirth; midwifery or obstetrics.

[Greek tokos, childbirth; see tek- in Indo-European roots + -logy.]
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Main Entry: tocology
variant of TOKOLOGY
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tocology to·col·o·gy or to·kol·o·gy (tō-kŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The science of childbirth; midwifery or obstetrics.

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