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单词 toco-
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toco-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.
Forms: 1800s– toco-, 1800s– toko-.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin toco-.
Etymology: < scientific Latin toco- (in e.g. tocologia tocology n. ) < ancient Greek τόκος childbearing, birth, offspring < an ablaut variant (o -grade) of the base of τίκτειν to bear < the same Indo-European base as thane n.1Compare German toko-. Ancient Greek τοκο- is attested as a combining form of τόκος only in the sense ‘(financial) interest’.
Combining form of Greek τόκος offspring, used as a verbal element in some terms (chiefly biological and obstetrical).
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tocodynamometer n.
Brit. /ˌtɒkəʊdʌɪnəˈmɒmᵻtə/
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U.S. /ˌtoʊkoʊˌdaɪnəˈmɑmədər/
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/ˌtɑkoʊˌdaɪnəˈmɑmədər/
an instrument for measuring uterine contractions during parturition (Webster, 1911). [After German Tokodynamometer (1871 or earlier).]
tocogenetic adj.
Brit. /ˌtɒkə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈnɛtɪk/
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U.S. /ˌtoʊkoʊdʒəˈnɛdɪk/
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/ˌtɑkoʊdʒəˈnɛdɪk/
see quot.
ΚΠ
1903 L. F. Ward Pure Sociol. ii. v. 96 The genetic succession of cosmic products..is not only genetic but toco~genetic. The higher terms are generated by the lower through creative synthesis, and are thus affiliated upon them.
tocogony n.
Brit. /tɒˈkɒɡəni/
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U.S. /toʊˈkɑɡəni/
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/tɑˈkɑɡəni/
propagation by parents as distinct from spontaneous generation. [After scientific Latin tocogonia (1868 in the passage translated in quot. 1876); compare German Tokogonie (1868 ln the same source).]
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > types of reproduction > [noun] > by parents
tocogony1876
1876 E. R. Lankester tr. E. Haeckel Hist. Creation I. viii. 183 At present we must occupy ourselves with Propagation, or Tocogony [L. Tocogonia].
tocological adj.
Brit. /ˌtɒkəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/
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U.S. /ˌtoʊkəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/
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/ˌtɑkəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/
of or pertaining to tocology.
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the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [adjective] > obstetrics
obstetrical1672
obstetric1742
tocological1902
1902 Amer. Anthropologist 4 739 This element in the story is not without its tocological significance.
tocologist n.
Brit. /tɒˈkɒlədʒɪst/
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U.S. /toʊˈkɑlədʒəst/
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/tɑˈkɑlədʒəst/
one versed in tocology; an obstetrician.
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the world > health and disease > healing > healer > one skilled in obstetrics or midwifery > [noun]
midwifec1300
childwifea1387
midwomana1400
Lucinac1405
matron?a1425
grace-wifec1600
Mother Midnight1602
headswoman1615
handwoman1637
sage woman1672
howdie1725
accoucheur1727
granny1738
obstetrix1773
accoucheuse1795
dukun1817
fingersmith1819
wise woman1821
obstetrician1826
obstetrist1873
tocologist1902
birth attendant1910
S.C.M.1935
monitrice1969
1902 Amer. Anthropologist 4 739 This feature in the tale must be suggestive to the tocologist.
tocology n.
Brit. /tɒˈkɒlədʒi/
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U.S. /toʊˈkɑlədʒi/
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/tɑˈkɑlədʒi/
the science of parturition, or of midwifery; obstetrics. [Compare scientific Latin tocologia (1799 or earlier).]
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the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [noun] > obstetrics
midwifery?c1475
obstetricationa1631
man-midwifery1681
obstetrics1813
tocology1828
obstetricy1834
1828 M. Ryan in Lancet 28 June 400/1 From much consideration on these deficiencies, I would propose the following nomenclature... Τόκολογια, Tocology, on parturition.
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Tocology,..Tokology.
1895 A. B. Stockham (title) Tokology: A Book for Every Woman.
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tocomania n.
Brit. /ˌtɒkə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/
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U.S. /ˌtoʊkəˈmeɪniə/
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/ˌtɑkəˈmeɪniə/
puerperal mania ( Cent. Dict. Suppl., 1909).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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