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oxytocic.

Serving to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌɒksɪˈtɒsɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɒksɪˈtəʊsɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɑksiˈtɑsɪk/US/ˌɑksiˈtoʊsɪk/US
  1. Serving to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˌɒksɪˈtɒsɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɒksɪˈtəʊsɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɑksiˈtɑsɪk/US/ˌɑksiˈtoʊsɪk/US
  1. An oxytocic drug.

Where this word comes from

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

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