| 单词 | oxytocin |
| 释义 | oxytocin n. 1. a hormone released by the pituitary gland that causes increased contraction of the womb during labour and stimulates the ejection of milk into the ducts of the breasts. 2. a synthetic form of this used to induce labour etc. Etymology: oxytocic accelerating parturition f. Gk oxutokia sudden delivery (as OXY-(1), tokos childbirth) |
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