oxytocin

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English - Turkish
oksitosin
(Tıp) Hipofzi arka lob hormonlarından biri

Related Terms

synthetic oxytocin
(Tıp) sentetik oksitosin
English - English
A hormone that stimulates contractions during labour/labor, and then the production of milk
{i} substance used to speed up the birth process
hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
oxytocin

    Hyphenation

    o·xy·to·cin

    Turkish pronunciation

    äksıtōsın

    Pronunciation

    /ˌäksəˈtōsən/ /ˌɑːksəˈtoʊsən/

    Etymology

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

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