noun
labor-inducing drug; oxytocic
Medical term for a drug used to induce or augment labor; used in obstetrics.
医師は陣痛誘発剤の投与を決めた。
The doctor decided to administer a labor-inducing drug.
陣痛促進剤 is a broader term for drugs that promote labor, while 陣痛誘発剤 specifically refers to drugs that initiate labor.
Compound of 陣痛 (labor pains) + 誘発 (induce) + 剤 (drug).