Unscramble

o 1 x 8 y 4 t 1 o 1 c 3 i 1 c 3

8 letters · 22 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus

originCorruption of Ancient Greek ὠκυτόκος (ōkutókos), based on ὀξύς (oxús, “pointed”) instead of ὠκύς (ōkús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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