oxytocic

[ ok-si-toh-sik, -tos-ik ]
/ ˌɒk sɪˈtoʊ sɪk, -ˈtɒs ɪk /
Medicine/Medical

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

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-tōsĭk ]

adj.

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

n.

An oxytocic drug.