1. Hastening childbirth. 2. SYN: parturifacient (2).
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oxy·to·cic .äk-si-'tō-sik adj hastening parturition also inducing contraction of uterine smooth muscle
oxytocic n a substance that stimulates contraction of uterine smooth muscle or hastens childbirth
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n.
any agent that induces or accelerates labour by stimulating the muscles of the uterus to contract. See also oxytocin.
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oxy·to·cic (ok-se-toґsik) 1. pertaining to, characterized by, or promoting oxytocia. 2. an agent that hastens evacuation of the uterus by stimulating contractions of the myometrium.Medical dictionary. 2011.