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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

oxytocic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • drug: If we had tried to do clever things with oxytocic drugs, I believe Jack would very soon have become distressed.