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oxytocic
oxytocic [ óksi tōssik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
speeding up contractions in childbirth: inducing or speeding up childbirth by causing contractions in the muscles of the uterus


noun  (plural oxytocics)
Definition:
 
drug accelerating childbirth: a drug that induces or speeds up childbirth
[Mid-19th century. < Greek oxutokia 'sharp birth' < tokos 'birth']
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