Toco Health Dictionary

A constituent of vitamin E.

Four tocopherols (alpha, beta, gamma, and delta) and several tocopherol derivatives together make up the vitamin.... tocopherol

An obstetric procedure for recording muscular contractions of the uterus during childbirth.

It is usually combined with fetal heart monitoring (see cardiotocography).... tocography

n. a pharmaceutical preparation used to treat preterm labour by stopping uterine contractions for long enough to allow administration of corticosteroids to enhance fetal lung maturity or to enable transfer to a unit with adequate neonatal facilities. Tocolytics include atosiban.... tocolytic

n. see tokophobia.... tocophobia