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oxytocia
[ ok-si-toh-shee-uh, -shuh ]
/ ˌɒk sɪˈtoʊ ʃi ə, -ʃə /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
rapid childbirth.
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Medical definitions for oxytocia
oxytocia
[ ŏk′sĭ-tō′shə ]
n.
An unusually rapid childbirth.
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