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ecbolic

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ec⋅bol⋅ic

  [ek-bol-ik]
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–adjective
1. Medicine/Medical. promoting labor by increasing uterine contractions.
–noun
2. Pharmacology. an ecbolic drug.
Origin:
1745–55; < Gk ekbol() expulsion (equiv. to ek- ec- + -bolē a throwing) + -ic
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Main Entry: ec·bol·ic
Pronunciation: ek-'bäl-ik
Function: noun
: a drug (as an ergot alkaloid) that tends to increase uterine contractionsand that is used especially to facilitate delivery
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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