催产素 (cuī chǎn sù) — oxytocin

Definition

Examples

• 催产素是一种能促进分娩的激素。
  cuī chǎn sù Shì yì zhǒng néng cù jìn fēn miǎn de jī sù.
  Oxytocin is a hormone that can promote childbirth.
• 医生给她注射了催产素来加强宫缩。
  Yī shēng gěi tā zhù shè le cuī chǎn sù lái jiā qiáng gōng suō.
  The doctor injected her with oxytocin to strengthen contractions.
• 研究发现，拥抱会促使大脑分泌催产素。
  Yán jiū fā xiàn, yōng bào huì cù shǐ dà nǎo fēn mì cuī chǎn sù.
  Research has found that hugging prompts the brain to secrete oxytocin.