Definition of Ecbolics

1. Noun. (plural of ecbolic) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ecbolics

1. ecbolic [n] - See also: ecbolic

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ecbolics

ecandrewsite
ecard
ecardines
ecards
ecarte
ecartes
ecarteur
ecash
ecaudate
ecballium
ecbasis
ecbatic
ecboles
ecbolic
ecbolics (current term)
ecboline
eccaleobion
eccaleobions
ecce
ecce homo
ecce homos
eccenteric
eccentric
eccentric amputation
eccentric contraction
eccentric contractions
eccentric fixation
eccentric hypertrophy
eccentric implantation

Literary usage of Ecbolics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"The latter may be so violent as to be fatal without accomplishing the desired result They should not be employed for ecbolics, but the volatile oils may be ..."

2. A Guide to therapeutics and materia medica by Robert Farquharson, Frank Woodbury (1882)
"ecbolics are substances which cause such violent contraction of the pregnant uterus ... ecbolics are used extensively in obstetric practice when it becomes ..."

3. A Text-book of materia medica, therapeutics and pharmacology by George Frank Butler (1908)
"... lest they induce abortion, although they are often used criminally for this purpose. The exact manner in which ecbolics act is unknown, ..."

4. Materia Medica and Therapeutics: Including Pharmacy and Pharmacology by Reynold Webb Wilcox (1917)
"... C. ecbolics or Oxytocics are remedies which during or immediately after parturition increase uterine action. They are— (1) Ergot (2) Hydrastis. ..."

5. Modern Materia Medica and Therapeutics by Arthur Albert Stevens (1909)
"OXYTOCICS, OR ecbolics. Oxytocics are drugs that tend to accelerate partur increasing the expulsive force of the uterus. It is con that they may act ..."

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