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Pitocin

American  
[pi-toh-sin] / pɪˈtoʊ sɪn /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of oxytocin.


Example Sentences

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What started as a blissful homebirth turned into an emergency run to the hospital where an epidural, heart monitors and Pitocin made possible what would have been — in long-ago days — pure tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times

They hooked me up to an IV. They were giving me shots of Pitocin to help my uterus contract.

From Los Angeles Times

I had a highly medicalized birth, with an epidural and Pitocin and then, when that didn't work, an emergency C-section followed by a hemorrhage that required shots of oxytocin and a sizable transfusion.

From Salon

In her essay, Fishel noted that due to a decrease in her body’s amniotic fluid, delivery was induced with Pitocin.

From Fox News

A Pitocin filled IV, taped to my left hand, dripped all day.

From New York Times