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单词 oxytocic
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oxytocic

[ ok-si-toh-sik, -tos-ik ]
/ ˌɒk sɪˈtoʊ sɪk, -ˈtɒs ɪk /
Medicine/Medical

adjective

of or causing the stimulation of the involuntary muscle of the uterus.
promoting or accelerating childbirth.

noun

an oxytocic substance or drug.

Origin of oxytocic

First recorded in 1850–55; oxytoc(ia) + -ic

Words nearby oxytocic

oxysulfide, oxysulphide, oxytalan, oxytetracycline, oxytocia, oxytocic, oxytocin, oxytone, oxyuriasis, oxyuricide, Oxyuridae
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British Dictionary definitions for oxytocic

oxytocic
/ (ˌɒksɪˈtəʊsɪk) /

adjective

accelerating childbirth by stimulating uterine contractions

noun

an oxytocic drug or agent

Word Origin for oxytocic

C19: from Greek, from oxy- 1 + tokos childbirth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for oxytocic

oxytocic
[ ŏk′sĭ-tōsĭk ]

adj.

Hastening or facilitating childbirth, especially by stimulating contractions of the uterus. Used of a drug.

n.

An oxytocic drug.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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