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Premature vs Tocolytic - What's the difference?

premature | tocolytic |

As a verb premature

is .

As an adjective tocolytic is

(medicine) that suppresses premature labour.

As a noun tocolytic is

(medicine) any drug that suppresses premature labour—premature giving birth.

premature

English

(wikipedia premature)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
    • a premature birth
  • Taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired.
  • (informal) Suffering from premature ejaculation.

    • Derived terms

    * prematurely * premature birth * premature ejaculation * premature antifascist

    See also

    * get ahead of oneself ----

    tocolytic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine) That suppresses premature labour

    • Noun

    (wikipedia tocolytic) (en noun)
  • (medicine) Any drug that suppresses premature labour—premature giving birth.

    • Hyponyms

    * atosiban * indometacin * nifedipine * quinagolide * ritodrine * terbutaline * See also

    Related terms

    * tocolysis