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单词 phlegmagogue
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Definition of phlegmagogue in English:

phlegmagogue

noun ˈflɛ(ɡ)məɡɒɡ
historical
  • A medicine for expelling phlegm; an expectorant.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. From Middle French fleumagogue, French †phlegmagogue, †flegmagogue and its etymon post-classical Latin phlegmagogum, use as noun of phlegmagogus carrying off phlegm from Hellenistic Greek ϕλεγμαγωγός from ancient Greek ϕλέγμα + ἀγωγός drawing forth.

Definition of phlegmagogue in US English:

phlegmagogue

nounˈflɛ(ɡ)məɡɒɡ
historical
  • A medicine for expelling phlegm; an expectorant.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. From Middle French fleumagogue, French † phlegmagogue, † flegmagogue and its etymon post-classical Latin phlegmagogum, use as noun of phlegmagogus carrying off phlegm from Hellenistic Greek ϕλεγμαγωγός from ancient Greek ϕλέγμα + ἀγωγός drawing forth.

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