emmenagogue

[ uh-men-uh-gawg, -gog, uh-mee-nuh- ]

/ əˈmɛn əˌgɔg, -ˌgɒg, əˈmi nə- /

Medicine/Medical

noun

a medicine or procedure that promotes menstrual discharge.

adjective

Also em·men·a·gog·ic

[uh-men-uh-goj-ik, -gog-, uh-mee-nuh-]. /əˌmɛn əˈgɒdʒ ɪk, -ˈgɒg-, əˌmi nə-/. stimulating the menstrual flow.

Origin of emmenagogue

1695–1705; <Greek émmēn(a) menses (see emmenia) + -agogue

Words nearby emmenagogue

Emmanuel, emmarble, Emmaus, Emmeline, Emmen, emmenagogue, emmenia, emmeniopathy, Emmenthal, Emmenthaler, emmer

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Example sentences from the Web for emmenagogue

As an emmenagogue, and a vermifuge, few medicines are more valuable.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Anodyne, pectoral, and emmenagogue; but chiefly used to raise the spirits in hypochondriasis.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
The flowers are given in decoction for headache and the fruit is emmenagogue.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
The Chinese use the trunk bark as an emmenagogue, calling it Fu-yong-pi.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera

Ammonio-chloride of iron is tonic, emmenagogue, and aperient.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for emmenagogue

emmenagogue

/ (ɪˈmɛnəˌɡɒɡ, -ˈmiː-) /

noun

a drug or agent that increases menstrual flow

adjective Also: emmenagogic (ɪˌmɛnəˈɡɒdʒɪk)

inducing or increasing menstrual flow

Word Origin for emmenagogue

C18: from Greek emmēna menses, (from mēn month) + -agogue

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Medical definitions for emmenagogue

emmenagogue

[ ĭ-mĕn′ə-gôg′ ]

n.

An agent that induces or hastens menstrual flow.hemagogue

Other words from emmenagogue

em•men′a•gog′ic (-gŏj′ĭk) adj.

单词	emmenagogue
释义	emmenagogue [ uh-men-uh-gawg, -gog, uh-mee-nuh- ] / əˈmɛn əˌgɔg, -ˌgɒg, əˈmi nə- / Medicine/Medical noun a medicine or procedure that promotes menstrual discharge. adjective Also em·men·a·gog·ic [uh-men-uh-goj-ik, -gog-, uh-mee-nuh-]. /əˌmɛn əˈgɒdʒ ɪk, -ˈgɒg-, əˌmi nə-/. stimulating the menstrual flow. Origin of emmenagogue 1695–1705; <Greek émmēn(a) menses (see emmenia) + -agogue Words nearby emmenagogue Emmanuel, emmarble, Emmaus, Emmeline, Emmen, emmenagogue, emmenia, emmeniopathy, Emmenthal, Emmenthaler, emmer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for emmenagogue As an emmenagogue, and a vermifuge, few medicines are more valuable. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley Anodyne, pectoral, and emmenagogue; but chiefly used to raise the spirits in hypochondriasis. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley The flowers are given in decoction for headache and the fruit is emmenagogue. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines\|T. H. Pardo de Tavera The Chinese use the trunk bark as an emmenagogue, calling it Fu-yong-pi. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines\|T. H. Pardo de Tavera Ammonio-chloride of iron is tonic, emmenagogue, and aperient. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley British Dictionary definitions for emmenagogue emmenagogue / (ɪˈmɛnəˌɡɒɡ, -ˈmiː-) / noun a drug or agent that increases menstrual flow adjective Also: emmenagogic (ɪˌmɛnəˈɡɒdʒɪk) inducing or increasing menstrual flow Word Origin for emmenagogue C18: from Greek emmēna menses, (from mēn month) + -agogue Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for emmenagogue emmenagogue [ ĭ-mĕn′ə-gôg′ ] n. An agent that induces or hastens menstrual flow.hemagogue Other words from emmenagogue em•men′a•gog′ic (-gŏj′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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