See Also: Fetal dystocia(health)
Dystocia, fetal(health)
backfire(dictionary)
backfire(1)(dictionary)
backfire(2)(dictionary)
Dystocia(health)
dystocia(dictionary)
Dystocia(medicine)
placental dystocia(medicine)
cervical dystocia(medicine)

backfire(1) (iou) and Fetal dystocia (health)


backfire(1) (iou)



backfire noun. M19.
[from BACK adverb + FIRE noun.]
A fire deliberately lighted ahead of an advancing prairie fire or bushfire in order to deprive it of fuel and so extinguish it. N. Amer. & Austral. M19.
A premature ignition or explosion in an internal-combustion engine or its exhaust-pipe. L19.
b. fig. The recoiling of a plan, scheme, etc., adversely on its originator (see BACKFIRE verb 2b). E20.

Fetal dystocia (health)


Difficult labor and delivery caused by the size (too big), shape or position of the fetus.