Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Producing a flow of saliva; ptyalogogue.
- noun A drug which produces a flow of saliva.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) An agent which promotes the flow of saliva.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
drug that increases the flow ofsaliva .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek saliva + leading.
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Also a powerful sialogogue and valuable in diseases where mouth and throat get dry, and for sore throat; will relieve difficult breathing and produce moisture if given in very small doses of the powder.
Find Me A Cure 2008
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