Oxytocin Definition

ŏksĭ-tōsĭn
noun
A hormone, C43H66N12O12S2, of the posterior pituitary gland, that stimulates contractions in the smooth muscle of the uterus and facilitates the secretion of milk.
Webster's New World
A synthetic form of this hormone, used as a drug to induce labor and to control postpartum hemorrhage.
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Noun

Singular:
oxytocin
Plural:
oxytocins

Origin of Oxytocin

  • From oxytocic, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxus, “swift") + τόκος (tokos, “childbirth"), from τίκτω (tiktō, “I give birth").

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Oxytocin Sentence Examples

  • It is better to use oxytocin in the awake patient having a regional or local anesthetic.

  • This study did however find that oxytocin augmentation significantly reduces the overall length of labor.

  • Oxytocin A hormone, produced by the pituitary gland, which stimulates contraction of the uterus.

  • Oxytocin use, duration of labor, prolonged infant hospitalization, and maternal fever followed a similar pattern.

  • Women randomized to active management commenced an oxytocin infusion within 20minutes of randomisation.

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