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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
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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