ecbolic
Medicine/Medical. promoting labor by increasing uterine contractions.
Pharmacology. an ecbolic drug.
Origin of ecbolic
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How to use ecbolic in a sentence
Lead salts usually produce constipation, and lead is an active ecbolic.
Here, if anywhere, should be material for the construction of a menstrual rhythm on an ecbolic basis.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6) | Havelock EllisAlthough here probably seen in an exaggerated form, it is almost certainly a characteristic of the ecbolic curve generally.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6) | Havelock EllisHere, it will be seen, there appears to be a tendency for the ecbolic cycle to cover a period of about six weeks.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6) | Havelock EllisAs will be seen, there is here a fairly exact resemblance to the yearly ecbolic curve of people of the same class.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6) | Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for ecbolic
/ (ɛkˈbɒlɪk) /
hastening labour or abortion
a drug or agent that hastens labour or abortion
Origin of ecbolic
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