oxytocic

[ ok-si-toh-sik, -tos-ik ]

adjective

1. of or causing the stimulation of the involuntary muscle of the uterus.
2. promoting or accelerating childbirth.

noun

1. an oxytocic substance or drug.

oxytocic

/ ˌɒksɪˈtəʊsɪk /

adjective

1. accelerating childbirth by stimulating uterine contractions

noun

1. an oxytocic drug or agent

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxytocic¹

First recorded in 1850–55; oxytoc(ia) + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxytocic¹

C19: from Greek, from oxy- ¹+ tokos childbirth