sialagogue

or si·al·o·gogue

[ sahy-al-uh-gawg, -gog ]

adjective

1. sialagogic ( def 1 ).

noun

1. a sialagogic agent or medicine.

sialagogue

/ ˌsaɪələˈɡɒdʒɪk; ˈsaɪələˌɡɒɡ; saɪˈæləˌɡɒɡ /

noun

1. med any drug or agent that can stimulate the flow of saliva

Derived Forms

• sialagogic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sialagogue¹

1775–85; < New Latin sialagōgus < Greek síal ( on ) saliva + -agōgós -agogue

Word History and Origins

Origin of sialagogue¹

C18: from New Latin sialagōgus, from Greek sialon saliva + -agogue

Example Sentences

Any acrid drug, as pyrethrum, held in the mouth acts as a sialagogue externally by stimulating the excretory ducts of the salivary glands; and the siliqua hirsuta applied externally to the parotid gland, and even hard substances in the ear, are said to have the same effect.

From Project Gutenberg

Theological argument, when not enlivened by bigotry, is seldom worse than narcotic: but theological fun, when not covert heresy, is almost always sialagogue.

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