oxytetracycline | (noun) a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections | Synonyms: hydroxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, Terramycin |
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oxytocic | (noun) a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus | Synonyms: oxytocic drug |
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oxytocin | (noun) hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk | Synonyms: Pitocin |
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oxytone | (noun) word having stress or an acute accent on the last syllable | - |
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