OXYTOCIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oxytocic mean? 

• OXYTOCIC (noun)
  The noun OXYTOCIC has 1 sense:

1. a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus

  Familiarity information: OXYTOCIC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OXYTOCIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

oxytocic; oxytocic drug

Hypernyms ("oxytocic" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

 Context examples 

The tromethamine salt of the (15S)-15 methyl analogue of naturally occurring prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) with oxytocic activity.

(Carboprost Tromethamine, NCI Thesaurus)

The (15S)-15 methyl analogue of naturally occurring prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) with oxytocic activity.

(Carboprost, NCI Thesaurus)