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单词 ecbolic
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ecbolic

[ ek-bol-ik ]
/ ɛkˈbɒl ɪk /

adjective

Medicine/Medical. promoting labor by increasing uterine contractions.

noun

Pharmacology. an ecbolic drug.

Origin of ecbolic

1745–55; <Greek ekbol() expulsion (equivalent to ek-ec- + -bolē a throwing) + -ic

Words nearby ecbolic

e-cash, Ecatepec de Morelos, ecaudate, ECB, Ecbatana, ecbolic, ecce homo, eccentric, eccentric hypertrophy, eccentricity, eccentric occlusion
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Example sentences from the Web for ecbolic

  • Although here probably seen in an exaggerated form, it is almost certainly a characteristic of the ecbolic curve generally.

    Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
  • As will be seen, there is here a fairly exact resemblance to the yearly ecbolic curve of people of the same class.

    Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
  • Here, if anywhere, should be material for the construction of a menstrual rhythm on an ecbolic basis.

    Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
  • Here, it will be seen, there appears to be a tendency for the ecbolic cycle to cover a period of about six weeks.

    Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for ecbolic

ecbolic
/ (ɛkˈbɒlɪk) /

adjective

hastening labour or abortion

noun

a drug or agent that hastens labour or abortion

Word Origin for ecbolic

C18: from Greek ekbolē a throwing out, from ekballein to throw out, from ballein to throw
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
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