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单词 -agogue
释义

-agogue


a combining form with the meaning “leader, bringer,” of that named by the initial element, occurring in loanwords from Greek (demagogue; pedagogue); used also in medical terms that denote substances inducing the expulsion or secretion of that named by the initial element (cholagogue; hemagogue).
Also -agog .

Origin of -agogue

From Greek -agōgos, -ē, -on, akin to ágein “to lead,” cognate with Latin agere “to lead, drive,” Old Norse aka “to carry, convey”

Words nearby -agogue

ago, agog, agogic, agogics, à gogo, -agogue, agomphosis, agon, agonadal, agonal, agone
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British Dictionary definitions for -agogue

-agogue

esp US -agog


n combining form

indicating a person or thing that leads or incites to actionpedagogue; demagogue
denoting a substance that stimulates the secretion of somethinggalactagogue

Derived forms of -agogue

-agogic, adj combining form-agogy, n combining form

Word Origin for -agogue

via Late Latin from Greek agōgos leading, from agein to lead
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Medical definitions for -agogue

-agogue

suff.

A substance that stimulates the flow of:hemagogue.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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