Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

parto distocico

English translation:

dystocia

Added to glossary by David Russell
Oct 5, 2004 09:06
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term

parto distocico

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general)
This refers to the cause of death of a prehistoric woman. It means a difficult birth but I am not sure what the usual term is in English.

TIA

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dystocia

See, for example, Meriam-Webster definition: "slow or difficult labor or delivery"
Peer comment(s):

agree n/a (X) : Yes, just dystocia (or the various forms thereof, e.g. 'shoulder dystocia').
11 mins
agree Felix Ortiz (X)
2 hrs
agree Hugo Silva : That´s it...:-)
5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Great- Thanks for your help"
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Dystocic birth

'Dystocic' simply means 'abnormal or difficult labo(u)r' (Dorland).
Peer comment(s):

agree Sethia
3 hrs
Gracias, Sethia.
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54 mins

dystocic delivery

Suerte
Peer comment(s):

agree Muriel Vasconcellos (X) : "Delivery" is better than "birth."
21 hrs
gracias Muriel
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