PITOCIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pitocin mean? 

• PITOCIN (noun)
  The noun PITOCIN has 1 sense:

1. hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk

  Familiarity information: PITOCIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PITOCIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

oxytocin; Pitocin

Hypernyms ("Pitocin" is a kind of...):

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)