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SIALAGOGIC

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si⋅al⋅a⋅gog⋅ic

  [sahy-uh-luh-goj-ik] Medicine/Medical
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–adjective
1. encouraging salivary flow.
–noun
2. sialagogue (def. 2).
Also, si⋅a⋅lo⋅gog⋅ic.

Origin:
1890–95; sialagogue + -ic
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si·al·a·gogue   (sī-āl'ə-gôg', -gŏg')   
n.  A drug or other agent that increases the flow of saliva.

[Greek sialon, saliva + -agogue.]
si'al·a·gog'ic (sī'ə-lə-gŏj'ĭk) adj.
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