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单词 ptyalagogue
释义 ptyalagogue Med.|pt-, ˈtaɪələgɒg|
[f. Gr. πτύαλ-ον spittle, saliva (f. πτύ-ειν to spit) + ἀγωγός leading, eliciting.]
(See quots.)
[1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Ptyalagoga, a word used by physicians to express such medicines as promote a copious discharge of the saliva.]1842in Dunglison Med. Lex.1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Ptyalagogue, applied to medicines which promote or increase the flow of saliva.1895Syd. Soc. Lex., Ptyalagogue..the same as Sialagogue.
Hence ptyalagogic |-ˈɒdʒɪk| a., of the nature of a ptyalagogue.
1890in Cent. Dict. (mispr. -ogogic).
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