Try Our Apps
Dictionary.com

follow Dictionary.com

Avoid these words. Seriously.

sialagogue

or sialogogue

[sahy-al-uh-gawg, -gog] /saɪˈæl əˌgɔg, -ˌgɒg/ Medicine/Medical
adjective
1.
sialagogic (def 1).
noun
2.
a sialagogic agent or medicine.
Origin of sialagogue
Greek
1775-1785
1775-85; < New Latin sialagōgus < Greek síal(on) saliva + -agōgós -agogue
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
Cite This Source
British Dictionary definitions for sialagogue

sialagogue

/ˈsaɪələˌɡɒɡ; saɪˈæləˌɡɒɡ/
noun
1.
(med) any drug or agent that can stimulate the flow of saliva
Derived Forms
sialagogic, sialogogic (ˌsaɪələˈɡɒdʒɪk) adjective
Word Origin
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
Cite This Source
sialagogue in Medicine

sialagogue si·al·a·gogue or si·al·o·gogue (sī-āl'ə-gôg')
n.
A drug or other agent that increases the flow of saliva. Also called ptyalagogue.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source

Word of the Day

Related Word

Nearby words for sialagogue

Word Value for sialagogue

0
16
Scrabble Words With Friends
Extra Cozy Words We Need Right Now