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uterotonic

uterotonic adjective: that supplies tone (overcomes relaxation) to the uterine muscle.

Adjective

uterotonic (comparative more uterotonic, superlative most uterotonic)

  1. That supplies tone (overcomes relaxation) to the uterine muscle

Noun

uterotonic (plural uterotonics)

  1. Any medication that has this effect

Forms of uterotonic

Adjective
comparativemore uterotonic
superlativemost uterotonic
Noun
pluraluterotonics

Origin of uterotonic

From utero- + tonic.

Words formed from uterotonic

Questions about uterotonic

What does uterotonic mean?
Uterotonic means that supplies tone (overcomes relaxation) to the uterine muscle.
What part of speech is uterotonic?
Uterotonic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near uterotonic in the dictionary

  1. uterosomes
  2. uterotomies
  3. uterotomist
  4. uterotomists
  5. uterotomy
  6. uterotonic
  7. uterotonics
  8. uterotonin
  9. uterotonins
  10. uterotrophic
  11. uterotrophy

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