| 单词 | oxytocin |
| 释义 | oxytocin /ok'si toh"seuhn/, n. 1. Biochem. a polypeptide hormone, produced by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus. 2. Pharm. a commercial form of this substance, obtained from beef and hog pituitary glands or esp. by synthesis, and used chiefly in obstetrics to induce labor and to control postnatal hemorrhage. [1925-30; OXYTOC(IC) + -IN2] |
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