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ecbolic definition

ec·bolic (ek bäl′ik)

adjective

helping to bring forth the fetus in birth, or causing abortion, by contracting the uterus: said of certain drugs

Etymology: Gr ekbolē, a throwing out < ek-, out + ballein, to throw (see ball) + -ic

noun

an ecbolic drug

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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