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tocolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
to-col-y-sis
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The suppression of uterine contractions.

Uncountable

Etymology

From toco- + -lysis.

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Frequently Paired Words

tocolytic

Questions

What does tocolysis mean?
The suppression of uterine contractions.
Where does tocolysis come from?
From toco- + -lysis.

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