Oxytocic

Introduction: Oxytocic

Description of Oxytocic

Oxytocic: a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Oxytocic: class of drugs that promote rapid labor by, like the hormone oxytocin, stimulating uterine myometrial contractions.
Source: CRISP

Oxytocic: Drugs that stimulate contraction of the myometrium. They are used to induce LABOR, OBSTETRIC at term, to prevent or control postpartum or postabortion hemorrhage, and to assess fetal status in high risk pregnancies. They may also be used alone or with other drugs to induce abortions (ABORTIFACIENTS). Oxytocics used clinically include the neurohypophyseal hormone OXYTOCIN and certain prostaglandins and ergot alkaloids. (From AMA Drug Evaluations, 1994, p1157).
Source: MeSH 2007

Oxytocic: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Oxytocic:

• Effect
• Childbirth (874 causes)
• SYN
• Parturifacient

Terms associated with Oxytocic:

Terms Similar to Oxytocic:

• oxytocic drug

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Uterine Stimulants

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Oxytocic

• Reproductive Control Agents

Source - MeSH 2007

• drug /agent

Source - CRISP

• medicine
• medication
• medicament
• medicinal drug

Source - WordNet 2.1

Other terms that may be related to Oxytocic:

• induced labor

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Oxytocic

The following list attempts to classify Oxytocic into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Physiological Effects of Drugs
      • Reproductive Control Agents
        • Oxytocics

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Therapeutic Uses
      • Reproductive Control Agents
        • Oxytocics

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