oxytocin

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n. 催产素 [化] 缩宫素; 催产素

发音

US /ɑksiˈtoʊsɪn/
US /ˈɑksiˌtoʊsɪn/

词形变化

oxytocins 复数 oxytocins

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.

    催产素

    可数 不可数 化学 生物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

hormone endocrine

词源

From oxytocic, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”, from τίκτω (tíktō, “I give birth”)).

来源：wiktionary