Pituitrin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pituitrin is a noun meaning An extract of bovine posterior pituitary hormones (i.e. oxytocin and vasopressin) formerly used in obstetrics to induce labour and to treat postpartum haemorrhage.
Meaning
An extract of bovine posterior pituitary hormones (i.e. oxytocin and vasopressin) formerly used in obstetrics to induce labour and to treat postpartum haemorrhage.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pituitary, atosiban, parturient, dinoprost, dinoprostone, uterotropic.
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