different between oxytocin vs neurohypophysis

oxytocin

English

Etymology

From oxytocic, from Ancient Greek ???? (oxús, swift) + ????? (tókos, childbirth), from ????? (tíkt?, I give birth).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?ksi?to?s?n/, /??ksi?to?s?n/

Noun

oxytocin (countable and uncountable, plural oxytocins)

  1. (biochemistry) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.

Coordinate terms

  • isotocin
  • mesotocin
  • oxytocic

Translations

Further reading

  • oxytocin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • oxytonic

Swedish

Noun

oxytocin n

  1. (biochemistry) oxytocin

Inflection

oxytocin From the web:

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neurohypophysis

English

Etymology

neuro- +? hypophysis

Noun

neurohypophysis (plural neurohypophyses)

  1. (anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.

Synonyms

  • posterior pituitary gland

Derived terms

  • neurohypophyseal
  • neurohypophysial

Translations

neurohypophysis From the web:

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