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Dystocia in a sentence

Dystocia meaning

A slow or difficult labour or delivery.

Using Dystocia

  • The main meaning on this page is: A slow or difficult labour or delivery.
  • In the example corpus, dystocia often appears in combinations such as: shoulder dystocia, dystocia and.

Context around Dystocia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

shoulder 3× prevent 1× reduce 1×

Sentence patterns with Dystocia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

completely prevent dystocia and careful 1× experienced shoulder dystocia and a 1× for shoulder dystocia is macrosomia 1× have shoulder dystocia while being 1× incidences of dystocia can be 1× through a dystocia 1× weights reduce dystocia for first 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

among the risk 1× mccoy casey bosworth 1× nothing can completely 1× smaller birth weights 1× take steps to 1× the baby is 1×

Common sentence endings:

above management practices 1× first calf heifers 1× than average newborn 1× the lawsuit says 1× through a dystocia 1× unlikely to recover 1×

Words around Dystocia

Just before it in the word index:

dysthymic 2 dysthymia 7 dyster 5 dystem 3 dysrhythmias 2 dysrhythmia 2

Just after it in the word index:

dystonia 7 dystonic 5 dystopia 70 dystopian 224 dystopias 7 dystopic 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Dystocia

  • In this selection, "dystocia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, shoulder, prevent and reduce stand out and add context to how "dystocia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include completely prevent dystocia and careful and experienced shoulder dystocia and a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dystocia" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dystocia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Smaller birth weights reduce dystocia for first-calf heifers. (9 words)

The baby is said to have shoulder dystocia while being delivered, the lawsuit says. (14 words)

Take steps to understand the stages of labor and when assistance is needed to successfully navigate through a dystocia. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

McCoy Casey Bosworth experienced shoulder dystocia and a compressed umbilical cord during his birth, and days later, his parents received the prognosis they feared most: he’d suffered severe brain damage and was unlikely to recover. (36 words)

Nothing can completely prevent dystocia and careful observation needs to be given to the cowherd at calving time, but hopefully incidences of dystocia can be lowered following some of the above management practices. (33 words)

Among the risk factors for shoulder dystocia is macrosomia, the medical term used to describe a much larger than average newborn. (21 words)

Example sentences (6)

Nothing can completely prevent dystocia and careful observation needs to be given to the cowherd at calving time, but hopefully incidences of dystocia can be lowered following some of the above management practices.

The baby is said to have shoulder dystocia while being delivered, the lawsuit says.

Among the risk factors for shoulder dystocia is macrosomia, the medical term used to describe a much larger than average newborn.

McCoy Casey Bosworth experienced shoulder dystocia and a compressed umbilical cord during his birth, and days later, his parents received the prognosis they feared most: he’d suffered severe brain damage and was unlikely to recover.

Take steps to understand the stages of labor and when assistance is needed to successfully navigate through a dystocia.

Smaller birth weights reduce dystocia for first-calf heifers.

Common combinations with dystocia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dystocia" in a sentence?
An example: "Nothing can completely prevent dystocia and careful observation needs to be given to the cowherd at calving time, but hopefully incidences of dystocia can be lowered following some of the above management practices." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "dystocia" from authentic English texts.
What does "dystocia" mean?
Dystocia means: A slow or difficult labour or delivery.
How many example sentences with "dystocia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "dystocia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.