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- noun A
tocolytic drug , used to stoppremature labour .
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How this treatment works: Commonly known as labor inhibitors, the drugs that help stop premature labor are technically classified as tocolytics and include such medications as ritodrine hydrochloride, terbutaline, and magnesium sulfate.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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