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oxytocin Definition


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oxytocin
noun
    1. medicine.
      A hormone, released by the pituitary gland, that induces contractions of the uterus during labour, and stimulates the flow of milk from the breasts during suckling. It is synthesized for use in accelerating labour.
Etymology: 1920s: from oxytocic + -in.



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