OXYTOCIC - Definition

Pronunciation:		`âksi'towsik
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus

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	Synonyms:	oxytocic drug

	See Also:	medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ox`y*toc"ic\, a. [Gr. ???? sharp, quick + ???? birth.] (Med.) Promoting uterine contractions, or parturition. -- n. An oxytocic medicine or agent.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	A natural or synthetic hormone which causes contraction of the uterine muscle.