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er⋅rhine

  [er-ahyn, er-in] Medicine/Medical
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–adjective
1. designed to be snuffed into the nose.
2. occasioning discharges from the nose.
–noun
3. a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.
Origin:
1595–1605; < NL errhinum < Gk érrīnon
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er·rhine   (ěr'īn')   
adj.  Promoting or inducing nasal discharge.
n.  A medication that promotes or induces such discharge.

[New Latin errhīnum, an errhine medicine, from Greek errīnon : en-, in; see en-2 + rhīs, rhīn-, nose.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1er·rhine
Pronunciation: 'er-"In
Function: noun
: STERNUTATOR

Main Entry: 2errhine
Function: adjective
: STERNUTATORY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

errhine er·rhine (ěr'īn')
adj.
Promoting or inducing nasal discharge. n.
A medication that promotes or induces such discharge.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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