Oxytocin

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Oxytocin
TermOxytocin
Short definitiona hormone produced in the pituitary gland that causes contraction of the uterus during childbirth and stimulation of milk flow during breast-feeding
TypeMedical term
SpecialtyGeneral
LanguageEnglish
SourceAMA
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Oxytocin (definition) a hormone produced in the pituitary gland that causes contraction of the uterus during childbirth and stimulation of milk flow during breast-feeding

==Oxytocin (overview)==