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expectorant

[ ik-spek-ter-uhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

expectorant

/ ɪkˈspɛktərənt /

promoting the secretion, liquefaction, or expulsion of sputum from the respiratory passages

expectorant

/ ĭk-spĕk′tər-ənt /

A drug that promotes the discharge of phlegm or mucus from the respiratory tract.

1775–85; < Latin expectorant- (stem of expectorāns ), present participle of expectorāre to expectorate; -ant

Both are pectoral and expectorant; and in large doses nauseant and emetic.

Expectorant and diaphoretic, in small doses; emetic and narcotic, in larger ones.

Both the above are stimulant, expectorant, sudorific, and diuretic.

They are still used by the Arabs as an expectorant and antispasmodic.

As a stimulating expectorant and diaphoretic; in chronic catarrhs, low fevers, agues, &c.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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