toco-
(tɒkəʊ)
combining form of Gr. τόκο-ς offspring, used as a verbal element in some terms (chiefly biological and obstetrical); as ˌtocodynaˈmometer, an instrument for measuring uterine contractions during parturition (Webster, 1911); tocogeˈnetic a.: see quot.; tocogony (-ˈɒgənɪ), propagation by parents as distinct from spontaneous generation; tocoˈlogical a., of or pertaining to tocology; toˈcologist, one versed in tocology; an obstetrician; toˈcology, the science of parturition, or of midwifery; obstetrics; tocoˈmania, puerperal mania (Cent. Dict. Suppl., 1909).
| 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. |
| 1876 E. R. Lankester Haeckel's Hist. Creat. I. 183 At present we must occupy ourselves with Propagation, or *Tocogony. |
| 1902 Amer. Anthropologist Oct.-Dec. 739 This element in the story is not without its *tocological significance. |
| Ibid., This feature in the tale must be suggestive to the *tocologist. |
| 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 Billings Nat. Med. Dict., Tocology,..Tokology. 1895 Alice B. Stockham (title) Tokology: A Book for Every Woman. |