"tocolytic" meaning in English

See tocolytic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more tocolytic [comparative], most tocolytic [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} tocolytic (comparative more tocolytic, superlative most tocolytic)
  1. (medicine) That suppresses premature labour Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-tocolytic-en-adj-dhmP0v-9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: medicine, sciences

Noun

Forms: tocolytics [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tocolytic (plural tocolytics)
  1. (medicine) Any drug that suppresses premature labour—premature giving birth. Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: tocolytic Hypernyms: pharmaceutical Hyponyms: atosiban, indometacin, nifedipine, quinagolide, ritodrine, terbutaline Related terms: tocolysis Translations (Translations): Tokolytikum [neuter] (German), Wehenhemmer [masculine] (German), tocolítico [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tocolytic-en-noun-92vZ4eZY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: medicine, sciences

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