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phlegmagogue

phlegmagogue noun: any medicine supposed to expel phlegm (the humor).

Noun

phlegmagogue (plural phlegmagogues)

  1. (obsolete) Any medicine supposed to expel phlegm (the humor).

Forms of phlegmagogue

pluralphlegmagogues

Origin of phlegmagogue

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φλεγμαγωγός (phlegmagōgós).

Questions about phlegmagogue

What does phlegmagogue mean?
Phlegmagogue means any medicine supposed to expel phlegm (the humor).
What part of speech is phlegmagogue?
Phlegmagogue is a noun.
What is the plural of phlegmagogue?
The plural of phlegmagogue is phlegmagogues.

Words near phlegmagogue in the dictionary

  1. Phlegeton
  2. phlegm
  3. phlegm-cutter
  4. phlegm-cutters
  5. phlegmagogic
  6. phlegmagogue
  7. phlegmagogues
  8. phlegmasia
  9. phlegmasia alba dolens
  10. phlegmasia cerulea dolens
  11. phlegmasiae

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