oxytocin
Meanings
noun
- A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From oxytocic, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”, from τίκτω (tíktō, “I give birth”)).
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