Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Hastening or facilitating childbirth, especially by stimulating contractions of the uterus. Used of a drug.
- noun An oxytocic drug.
from The Century Dictionary.
- That serves or tends to induce or accelerate parturition.
- noun A medicine or drug that tends to accelerate parturition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Med.) Promoting uterine contractions, or parturition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective medicine Serving to promote
uterine contractions , thus accelerating childbirth. - noun An oxytocic drug.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This is called the oxytocic (ok'see-toh'sik; "quick birth" G) effect.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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Especially useful is ergonovine, the N-(1( )-1-hydroxyisopropyl) amide of d-lysergic acid, which is employed commercially as an oxytocic agent.
L.S.D., R.I.P. 2006
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Use of any intramuscular oxytocic before the birth of the infant is generally regarded as dangerous, because the dosage cannot be adapted to the level of uterine activity.
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An oxytocic drug is given to help make the womb contract.
Chapter 14 1995
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But if the mother is bleeding very heavily and you are a long way from the health center, you may decide to massage her womb or inject an oxytocic even if you were not taught this.
Chapter 7 1993
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But, if the woman is rapidly losing blood and medical help is far away, use an oxytocic as suggested above.
Chapter 26 1993
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The chance of damage is greater if at birth the baby is slow to breathe, or if the midwife injected the mother with an oxytocic (medicine to speed up the birth or to 'give force' to the mother) before the baby was born.
Chapter 28 1993
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Be careful in your choice of a midwife - and do not let your midwife use an oxytocic before the baby is born.
Chapter 28 1993
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Be careful in the selection of a midwife - and do not let the midwife use an oxytocic before the child is born.
Chapter 28 1993
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Four experimental models were employed to investigate the effects of the extract: anti-ulcer, antiasthmatic (in vivo), oxytocic
Chapter 7 1991
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