oxytocic
English
Etymology
Corruption of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὠκυτόκος (ōkutókos), based on ὀξύς (oxús, “pointed”) instead of ὠκύς (ōkús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌɒksɪˈtɒsɪk/, /ˌɒksɪˈtəʊsɪk/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌɑksiˈtɑsɪk/, /ˌɑksiˈtoʊsɪk/
Adjective
oxytocic (comparative more oxytocic, superlative most oxytocic)
- (medicine) Serving to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth.
Derived terms
Translations
serving to promote uterine contractions
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Noun
oxytocic (plural oxytocics)
- An oxytocic drug.