phlegmagogue

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noun

Any medicine supposed to expel phlegm (the humor).

OriginAncient Greek φλεγμαγωγός →
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Meanings

nounphlegmagogue (plural phlegmagogues)

plural phlegmagogues

  1. obsoleteAny medicine supposed to expel phlegm (the humor).

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφλεγμαγωγός
  2. Englishphlegmagogue

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φλεγμαγωγός (phlegmagōgós).

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APA

phlegmagogue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlegmagogue

MLA

“phlegmagogue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlegmagogue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phlegmagogue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlegmagogue.

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