Emmenagogue
[uh-men-uh-gawg, -gog, uh-mee-nuh-] /əˈmɛn əˌgɔg, -ˌgɒg, əˈmi nə-/ Medicine/Medical
noun
1.
a medicine or procedure that promotes menstrual discharge.
adjective
2.
Also, emmenagogic
[uh-men-uh-goj-ik, -gog-, uh-mee-nuh-] /əˌmɛn əˈgɒdʒ ɪk, -ˈgɒg-, əˌmi nə-/ (Show IPA). stimulating the menstrual flow.
/ɪˈmɛnəˌɡɒɡ; -ˈmiː-/
noun
1.
a drug or agent that increases menstrual flow
adjective
2.
inducing or increasing menstrual flow
emmenagogue em·men·a·gogue (ĭ-měn’ə-gôg’)
n.
An agent that induces or hastens menstrual flow. Also called hemagogue.
em·men’a·gog’ic (-gŏj’ĭk) adj.
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