oxytocic
[ ok-si-toh-sik, -tos-ik ]
/ ˌɒk sɪˈtoʊ sɪk, -ˈtɒs ɪk /
adjective
of or causing the stimulation of the involuntary muscle of the uterus.
promoting or accelerating childbirth.
noun
an oxytocic substance or drug.
Origin of oxytocic
First recorded in 1850–55;
oxytoc(ia) +
-ic
Words nearby oxytocic
oxysulfide,
oxysulphide,
oxytalan,
oxytetracycline,
oxytocia,
oxytocic,
oxytocin,
oxytone,
oxyuriasis,
oxyuricide,
oxyuridae
British Dictionary definitions for oxytocic
oxytocic
/ (ˌɒksɪˈtəʊsɪk) /
adjective
accelerating childbirth by stimulating uterine contractions
noun
an oxytocic drug or agent
Word Origin for oxytocic
C19: from Greek, from
oxy-
1 +
tokos childbirth
Medical definitions for oxytocic
oxytocic
[ ŏk′sĭ-tō′sĭk ]
adj.
Hastening or facilitating childbirth, especially by stimulating contractions of the uterus. Used of a drug.
n.
An oxytocic drug.