oxytocic

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adjective

Serving to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth.

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oxytocic drug
OriginAncient Greek ὠκυτόκος →
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Meanings

adjectiveoxytocic (comparative more oxytocic, superlative most oxytocic)

comparative more oxytocic · superlative most oxytocic

  1. medicineServing to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth.
nounoxytocic (plural oxytocics)

plural oxytocics

  1. An oxytocic drug.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus

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oxytocic drug
Broader
medicinemedicationmedicament

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὠκυτόκος
  2. Englishoxytocic

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

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Translations

Dutch oxytocisch
  • oxytocischserving to promote uterine contractions
French ocytocique
  • ocytociqueserving to promote uterine contractions
Italian ossitocico
  • ossitocicoserving to promote uterine contractions
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APA

oxytocic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxytocic

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“oxytocic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxytocic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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