oxytocin challenge

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• oxytocin challenge test — (OCT) a contraction stress test in which uterine contractions are stimulated by intravenous infusion of oxytocin …   Medical dictionary

• Contraction stress test — Oxytocin A contraction stress test (CST) is performed near the end of pregnancy to determine how well the fetus will cope with the contractions of childbirth. The aim is to induce contractions and monitor the fetus to check for heart rate… …   Wikipedia

• test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …   Medical dictionary

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• OCT — object classification test; optical coherence tomography; optimal cutting temperature; oral cavity tumor; oral contraceptive therapy; organic cation transporter; ornithine carbamoyltransferase; orthotopic cardiac transplantation; outer canthal… …   Medical dictionary

• contraction stress test — (CST) the monitoring of the response of the fetal heart rate to uterine contractions by cardiotocography; uterine contractions may be spontaneous or induced by maternal nipple stimulation or by intravenous infusion of oxytocin (oxytocin challenge …   Medical dictionary

• Oct — An abbreviation of October, the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar OCT, the professional designation granted to certified teachers in Ontario OCT the Microsoft Office Customisation Tool, available in some version distributions of… …   Wikipedia

• OCT — October (Miscellaneous » Months Abbreviations) * Ontario College of Teachers (Academic & Science » Universities) * Oxytocin Challenge Test (Medical » Laboratory) * Open Tubular Column (Business » Products) * Oracle Command Type (Computing »… …   Abbreviations dictionary

• OCT — • object classification test; • optical coherence tomography; • optimal cutting temperature; • oral cavity tumor; • oral contraceptive therapy; • organic cation transporter; • ornithine carbamoyltransferase; • orthotopic cardiac transplantation;… …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

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