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emmenagog

emmenagog is the alternative form of emmenagogue.

Meaning of emmenagogue

Noun

emmenagogue (plural emmenagogues)

  1. An herb that stimulates blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus, causing menstruation.
    • Because of its phenolic ether content (methyl chavicol), which varies within wide limits, depending on the species, the origin and the time of harvesting, basil is often cited as an emmenagogue.2007, Shirley Price, Aromatherapy for Health Professionals, page 71

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Forms of emmenagog

pluralemmenagogs

Questions about emmenagog

What is emmenagog the alternative form of?
Emmenagog is the alternative form of emmenagogue.

Words near emmenagog in the dictionary

  1. emmelichthyid
  2. emmelichthyids
  3. Emmeline
  4. Emmels
  5. Emmen
  6. emmenagog
  7. emmenagogic
  8. emmenagogs
  9. emmenagogue
  10. emmenagogues
  11. Emmenbrücke

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