Definition of Sialagogue

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of sialogogue) ¹

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Definition of Sialagogue

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sialagogue

1. 1. Promoting the flow of saliva. 2. An agent having this action (e.g., anticholinesterase agents). Synonym: ptyalagogue, sialogogue. Origin: sial-+ G. Agogos, drawing forth (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sialagogue

shyster
shysterish
shysterism
shysters
siRNA
siRNAs
si op. sit
si quis
siaga
sial
sial-
sialaden
sialadenitis
sialadenoncus
sialadenotropic
sialagogue (current term)
sialagogues
sialate 9-O-lactoyltransferase
sialate O-acetylesterase
sialectasis
sialemesis
sialic
sialic acid
sialic acid O-acetyltransferase
sialic acid permease
sialic acids
sialid
sialidan
sialidans
sialidase

Literary usage of Sialagogue

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1874)
"Mr. R.'s latest experiments show that the bitter substance of the Jaborandi is the active sialagogue and sudorific principle ; and that the ..."

2. Notes on Pharmacognosy by Otto Augustus Wall (1902)
"sialagogue JABORANDI. and diaphoretic. Dose: 1 to 5 grams, in infusion or fluid extract. The illustrations show a whole leaf, as it occurs in the drug; ..."

3. Notes on Pharmacognosy by Otto Augustus Wall (1902)
"sialagogue JABORANDI. and diaphoretic. Dose: 1 to 5 grams, in infusion or fluid extract. The illustrations show a whole leaf, as it occurs in the drug; ..."

4. Specific Diagnosis and Specific Medication by John William Fyfe, John Milton Scudder (1909)
"... is sialagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic and antidotal to atropine poisoning. Atropine is also antidotal to pilocarpine (gr. ..."

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