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oxytocic

(äk′si tō′sik, -täs′ik)

adjective

hastening the process of childbirth, as oxytocin does

Origin: < 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

See oxytocic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Hastening or facilitating childbirth, especially by stimulating contractions of the uterus. Used of a drug.

noun

An oxytocic drug.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Late Greek *oxutokiā, sudden delivery

Origin: , from Greek ōkutokios, oxytocic

Origin: : ōkus, swift; see ōku- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + tokos, birth; see tek- in Indo-European roots

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