Bradytocia

/ˌbrædɪˈtoʊʃə/ noun

A medical condition in which childbirth is abnormally slow or prolonged, indicating slow labor progression.

From Greek 'bradys' (slow) + 'tokia' (childbirth, from 'tokos'). This medical term describes pathologically delayed labor, developed in obstetrics to identify difficult births.

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