phlegmagogue

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φλεγμαγωγός (phlegmagōgós).

Noun

phlegmagogue (plural phlegmagogues)

1. (obsolete) Any medicine supposed to expel phlegm (the humor).

References

• “phlegmagogue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.