Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

sialagogue

or si·al·o·gogue

[sahy-al-uh-gawg, -gog]Medicine/Medical
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. sialagogic(def 1).
noun
  1. a sialagogic agent or medicine.

Origin of sialagogue

1775–85; < New Latin sialagōgus < Greek síal(on) saliva + -agōgós -agogue
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for sialagogue

sialagogue

sialogogue

noun
  1. med any drug or agent that can stimulate the flow of saliva
Derived Formssialagogic or 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
sialagogue in Medicine

sialagogue

n.
  1. A drug or other agent that increases the flow of saliva.ptyalagogue
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.