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oxytocic
[ ok-si-toh-sik, -tos-ik ]
adjective
- of or causing the stimulation of the involuntary muscle of the uterus.
- promoting or accelerating childbirth.
noun
- an oxytocic substance or drug.
oxytocic
/ ˌɒɪˈəʊɪ /
adjective
- accelerating childbirth by stimulating uterine contractions
noun
- an oxytocic drug or agent
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of oxytocic1
First recorded in 1850–55; oxytoc(ia) + -ic
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of oxytocic1
C19: from Greek, from oxy- 1+ tokos childbirth
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It may be that four cases are not sufficient to decide on the merits of a remedy, but the change was so decided and prompt that I am satisfactorily convinced that in Mistletoe we have an oxytocic that is superior to all remedies hitherto tried.
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