oxytocin

Definitions


[ˌɒksɪˈtəʊsɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a hormone released by the pituitary gland that causes increased contraction of the uterus during labour and stimulates the ejection of milk into the ducts of the breasts


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Origin:
1920s: from Greek oxutokia ‘sudden delivery’ (from oxus ‘sharp’ + tokos ‘childbirth’) + -in




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