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Tocolytic — Tocolytics (also called anti contraction medications or labour repressants) are medications used to suppress premature labor (from the Greek tokos, childbirth, and lytic, capable of dissolving). They are given when delivery would result in… … Wikipedia
Tocolytic — Relating to the inhibition of labor, delaying or halting labor. * * * Denoting any pharmacologic agent used to arrest uterine contractions; often used in an attempt to arrest premature labor contractions, e.g., ritodrine or terbutaline. [G. tokos … Medical dictionary
Tocolytic agent — A medication that can inhibit labor, slow down or halt the contractions of the uterus. Tocolytic agents are widely used today to treat premature labor and permit pregnancy to proceed and so permit the fetus to gain in size and maturity before… … Medical dictionary
terbutaline sulfate — A sympathomimetic drug with relatively selective B2 agonistic activity, used principally as a bronchodilator or tocolytic agent. * * * ter·bu·ta·line sul·fate (tər buґtə lēn) [USP] a β2 adrenergic receptor agonist, used as a… … Medical dictionary
Oxytocin — Systematic (IUPAC) name 1 ({(4R,7S,10S … Wikipedia
Magnesium sulfate — Anhydrous magnesium sulfate Epsomite (heptahydrate) … Wikipedia
Nifedipine — Systematic (IUPAC) name 3,5 dimethyl 2,6 dim … Wikipedia
Indometacin — Systematic (IUPAC) name 2 {1 [(4 chlorophenyl)carbonyl] 5 methoxy 2 methyl 1H indol 3 yl}acetic acid Clinical data AHFS/ … Wikipedia
List of causes of hypoglycemia — This is a list of causes of hypoglycemia. Despite its length, it is not necessarily exhaustive, as new causes are reported regularly in the medical literature. In many individual instances of hypoglycemia, more than one contributing factor may be … Wikipedia
Prefixes, medical — Medical words are often put together, cobbled from two or more building blocks. Among these building blocks are the prefixes. Examples of prefixes used in medicine include: {{}}a : Prefix much employed in the health sciences indicating “not,… … Medical dictionary
