Etymology

cardiotocography

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Ancient Greek τόκος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτόκος“childbirth”
  2. English todaycardiotocography

From cardio- + toco- + -graphy. From Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”).

Words from the same roots

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