| 释义 |
oxytocin/ɒksiˈtəʊsin/n. 1 a hormone released by the pituitary gland that causes increased contraction of the womb during labour and stimulates the ejection of milk into the ducts of the breasts 催产素(垂体释放的激素，可使生产时子宫收缩加大，并使奶汁流向乳腺管) 2 a synthetic form of this used to induce labour etc. (用于催生等的)合成催产剂 [oxytocic ‘accelerating parturition’ from Greek oxutokia ‘sudden delivery’ (as OXY-1, tokos ‘childbirth’)] |