oxytocin

名词 oxytocin:

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

ox.y.to.cin

n.（名词）
A short polypeptide hormone, C43H ''N 2O 2S 2, released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the contraction of smooth muscle of the uterus during labor and facilitates ejection of milk from the breast during nursing.
催产素：一种少量多肽荷尔蒙C43H ''N 2O 2S 2从脑垂体后叶释放出的，在分娩时使子宫松软肌肉收缩，并在哺乳期加速乳汁从乳房中流出