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Definition of Ecbolics
1. ecbolic [n] - See also: ecbolic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ecbolics
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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