ptyalogogue

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek spittle + driving.

Noun

ptyalogogue (plural ptyalogogues)

1. (obsolete, medicine) Any substance that causes the discharge of saliva.

Synonyms

• ptysmagogue

References

• “ptyalogogue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.