ecbolic
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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