ecbolic

[ ek-bol-ik ]

adjective

Medicine/Medical. promoting labor by increasing uterine contractions.

noun

Pharmacology. an ecbolic drug.

Origin of ecbolic

1745–55; <Greek ekbol(ḗ) expulsion (equivalent to ek-ec- + -bolē a throwing) + -ic

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How to use ecbolic in a sentence

Lead salts usually produce constipation, and lead is an active ecbolic.
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Here, if anywhere, should be material for the construction of a menstrual rhythm on an ecbolic basis.
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Although here probably seen in an exaggerated form, it is almost certainly a characteristic of the ecbolic curve generally.
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Here, it will be seen, there appears to be a tendency for the ecbolic cycle to cover a period of about six weeks.
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As will be seen, there is here a fairly exact resemblance to the yearly ecbolic curve of people of the same class.
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British Dictionary definitions for ecbolic

ecbolic

/ (ɛkˈbɒlɪk) /

adjective

hastening labour or abortion

noun

a drug or agent that hastens labour or abortion

Origin of ecbolic

C18: from Greek ekbolē a throwing out, from ekballein to throw out, from ballein to throw

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