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单词 sialagogue
释义

sialagogue

or si·al·o·gogue

[ sahy-al-uh-gawg, -gog ]
/ saɪˈæl əˌgɔg, -ˌgɒg /
Medicine/Medical

adjective

sialagogic (def. 1).

noun

a sialagogic agent or medicine.

Origin of sialagogue

1775–85; <New Latin sialagōgus<Greek síal(on) saliva + -agōgós-agogue

Words nearby sialagogue

Siad Barre, sial, sialadenitis, sialadenosis, sialagogic, sialagogue, sialectasis, sialemesis, sialic, sialic acid, sialid
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British Dictionary definitions for sialagogue

sialagogue

sialogogue

/ (ˈsaɪələˌɡɒɡ, saɪˈæləˌɡɒɡ) /

noun

med any drug or agent that can stimulate the flow of saliva

Derived forms of sialagogue

sialagogic or sialogogic (ˌsaɪələˈɡɒdʒɪk), adjective

Word Origin for sialagogue

C18: from New Latin sialagōgus, from Greek sialon saliva + -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 sialagogue

sialagogue

n.

A drug or other agent that increases the flow of saliva.ptyalagogue
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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