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oxytocic definition

oxy·to·cic (äk′si tō′sik, -täs′ik)

adjective

hastening the process of childbirth, as oxytocin does

Etymology: < Gr oxytokion, medicine for speeding childbirth < oxys, sharp, quick (see oxy-) + tokos, birth < tiktein, to bear (for IE base see thane) + -ic

noun

any oxytocic substance

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