ptyalagogue
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ptyalagogue — ● ptyalagogue adjectif et nom masculin (grec ptualon, crachat) Qui active la salivation. ptyalagogue [ptjalagɔg] adj. ÉTYM. 1771; du grec ptualon « salive », et suff. agogue. ❖ ♦ Didact. (méd.) Qui active ou excite la sécrétion salivaire … Encyclopédie Universelle
ptyalagogue — SYN: sialagogue. * * * pty·al·a·gogue (ti alґə gog) sialagogue … Medical dictionary
ptyalagogue — (pti a la go gh ) adj. Terme de médecine. Synonyme de sialagogue. ÉTYMOLOGIE Du grec, crachat, salive, et, qui amène … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
ptyalagogue — pty·al·a·gogue … English syllables
ptyalagogue — tīˈaləˌgäg sometimes gȯg noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ptyal + agogue : sialagogue … Useful english dictionary
ptialagog — PTIALAGÓG, Ă, ptialagogi, ge, adj. (med.) Care activează salivaţia. [pr.: pti a ] – Din fr. ptyalagogue. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 24.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 ptialagóg adj. m. (sil. pti a ), pl. ptialagógi; f … Dicționar Român
sialagogue — 1. Promoting the flow of saliva. 2. An agent having this action ( e.g., anticholinesterase agents). SYN: ptyalagogue, sialogogue. [sial + G. agogos, drawing forth] * * * si·al·a·gogue sī al ə .gäg n … Medical dictionary
Sialogogue — A sialogogue, sialagogue, or ptyalagogue is a drug that increases the flow of saliva.Sialogogues can be used in the treatment of xerostomia (dry mouth), to stimulate any functioning salivary gland tissue to produce more saliva … Wikipedia
sialogogue — noun Any drug that increases the flow of saliva. Syn: ptyalagogue … Wiktionary
-agogue — agogue, agogie ♦ Groupes suffixaux, du gr. agôgos, et agôgia, de agein « mener, conduire ». agogie, agogue Suffixe, du gr. agôgos, qui conduit . I. ⇒ AGOGUE1, AGOGIE, AGOGIQUE, suff. Suff. signifiant l idée de conduire vers, de mener ou d amener … Encyclopédie Universelle