atocia

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/əˈtəʊʃɪə/

noun

Of a woman, infertility (inability to conceive and give birth to children).

Scrabble 8

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nounatocia (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableOf a woman, infertility (inability to conceive and give birth to children).

    RAI therapy is contraindicated for patients in pregnancy, but it is not related to an increase in the risk of atocia and fetal anomaly.

    2012, Hiroshi Takami, Treatment of Thyroid Tumor: Japanese Clinical Guidelines, page 264
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    Mr. Wei Hongkai, a veteran doctor of the Shaanxi Provincial Research Institute for Traditional Chinese Medicine, has been treating atocia (female sterility) for more than thirty years.

    1991, Women of China, page 9

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atocia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atocia.

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