assisting childbirth; aiding abortion
• (n.) A drug, as ergot, which by exciting uterine contractions promotes the expulsion of the contents of the uterus.
See abortifacient.
(ek-bol´ik) oxytocic.
A medicine that makes the uterus contract
Ec·bol'ic noun [ See Ecbole .] (Medicine) A drug, as ergot, which by exciting uterine contractions promotes the expulsion of the contents of the uterus.