oxytocic

Meaning

Adj

Serving to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth.

Noun

An oxytocic drug.

Synonyms

oxytocic drug

inducing a baby

ccyodinic

odinagogue

parturifaceint

Translations

ocytocique

oxytocisch

ossitocico

relatif à l’oxytocine

wat de bevalling bespoedigt

útero

ocitócico

oxitócico

oxytocica

que acelera el parto

Wehenmittel-

oxytocique

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɒksɪˈtɒsɪk/

Etymology

Corruption of Ancient Greek ὠκυτόκος (ōkutókos), based on ὀξύς (oxús, “pointed”) instead of ὠκύς (ōkús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”).