PITOCIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin)
   • stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
   Synonym(s)
   • oxytocin (what does oxytocin mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Pitocin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hormone (what does hormone mean?)
   • endocrine (what does endocrine mean?)
   • internal secretion (what does internal secretion mean?)