Oxytocic Definition

ŏksĭ-tōsĭk
adjective
Hastening the process of childbirth, as oxytocin does.
Webster's New World
Hastening or facilitating childbirth, especially by stimulating contractions of the uterus. Used of a drug.
American Heritage Medicine
noun
Any oxytocic substance.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • oxytocic drug

Other Word Forms of Oxytocic

Noun

Singular:
oxytocic
Plural:
oxytocics

Origin of Oxytocic

  • French oxytocique drug that hastens childbirth from New Latin oxytocius hastening childbirth from Late Greek oxutokiā sudden delivery from Greek ōkutokios oxytocic ōkus swift ōku- in Indo-European roots tokos birth tek- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxus, “swift") + τόκος (tokos, “childbirth"), from τίκτω (tiktō, “I give birth").

    From Wiktionary

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