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Definitions for Oxytocin
[1] Biochemistry . a polypeptide hormone, produced by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus.
[2] Pharmacology . a commercial form of this substance, obtained from beef and hog pituitary glands or especially by synthesis, and used chiefly in obstetrics to induce labor and to control postnatal hemorrhage.
[3] a polypeptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, that stimulates contractions of the uterus or oviduct and ejection of milk in mammals; alphahypophame: used therapeutically for aiding childbirth. Formula: C 43 H 68 N 12 O 12 S 2 Compare vasopressin
Words nearby Oxytocin
oxysulphide, oxytalan, oxytetracycline, oxytocia, oxytocic, oxytocin, oxytone, oxyuriasis, oxyuricide, oxyuridae, oxyuris
Origin of Oxytocin
First recorded in 1925–30; oxytoc(ic) + -in2