Tocology

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tocology \To*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? a birth + -logy.]
     The science of obstetrics, or midwifery; that department of
     medicine which treats of parturition. [Written also
     {tokology}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tocology
       n : the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of
           the mother [syn: {obstetrics}, {OB}, {midwifery}]