oxytocia
American
[ok-si-toh-shee-uh, -shuh]
/ ˌɒk sɪˈtoʊ ʃi ə, -ʃə /
noun
Medicine/Medical.
Etymology
Origin of oxytocia
< New Latin, equivalent to oxy- oxy- 1 + toc- (< Greek tókos childbirth) + -ia -ia
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