- oxytocia
- Rapid parturition. [G. okytokos, swift birth]
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oxy·to·cia (ok-se-toґse-ə) [oxy- + toc- + -ia] rapid labor.
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oxytocia
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oxytocia — /ok si toh shee euh, sheuh/, n. Med. rapid childbirth. [ < NL, equiv. to oxy OXY 1 + toc ( < Gk tókos childbirth) + ia IA] * * * … Universalium
oxytocia — noun An unusually rapid childbirth … Wiktionary
oxytocia — n. childbirth which has been induced or drug stimulated; fast labor … English contemporary dictionary
oxytocia — ox·y·to·cia … English syllables
oxytocia — ˌäksə̇ˈtōsh(ē)ə, ksēˈt noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from oxy (I) + Greek tokos childbirth + ia y : quick childbirth * * * /ok si toh shee euh, sheuh/, n. Med. rapid childbirth. [ … Useful english dictionary
oxytocic — 1. Hastening childbirth. 2. SYN: parturifacient (2). * * * oxy·to·cic .äk si tō sik adj hastening parturition also inducing contraction of uterine smooth muscle oxytocic n a substance that stimulates contraction of uterine smooth muscle or… … Medical dictionary
oxyopia — n. abnormal keen sightedness. ♦ oxyosphresia, n. extreme sensitivity of smell sense. ♦ oxyphonia, n. shrillness of voice. ♦ oxyrhinch, a. sharp nosed. ♦ oxytocia, n. quickness of child birth. ♦ oxytocic, a. hastening childbirth … Dictionary of difficult words
ox|y|to|cia — «OK sih TOH shuh», noun. rapid childbirth. ╂[< New Latin oxytocia < Greek oxytokíā < oxýs sharp + tókos birth < tíktein give birth to] … Useful english dictionary
