| Pronunciation: | | `âksi'towsun
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk |
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OXYTOCIN is a 8 letter word that starts with O. |
| | Synonyms: | | Pitocin |
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| | See Also: | | hormone, internal secretion |
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Pituitary hormone that contributes to the start of labor and stimulates the breasts to release milk. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A small hormone, nine amino acids long, produced in the pituitary gland, which plays a role in lactation (the nursing of offspring with milk) in female mammals and causes the smooth muscle of the uterus to contract. |
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