vasotocin

noun va·so·to·cin \ˌvā-zə-ˈtō-s^ən\

Definition of VASOTOCIN

: a polypeptide pituitary hormone of most vertebrates below mammals that has properties similar to oxytocin and vasopressin

vaso- + oxytocin

First Known Use: circa 1963

Medical Dictionary

noun va·so·to·cin \ˌvā-zə-ˈtōs-^ən\

: a polypeptide pituitary hormone of most lower vertebrates that is held to have an antidiuretic function

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