- stimulant expectorant
- an expectorant that stimulates secretion of mucus by the respiratory tract mucosa.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
stimulant expectorant
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expectorant — 1. Promoting secretion from the mucous membrane of the air passages or facilitating its expulsion. 2. An agent that increases bronchial secretion and facilitates its expulsion. [L. ex, out, + pectus, chest] * * * ex·pec·to·rant ik spek t(ə )rənt… … Medical dictionary
expectorant — n. a drug that enhances the expulsion of sputum from the air passages. Mucolytic expectorants act by decreasing the viscosity of the bronchial secretions so that they are easier to cough up. Drugs such as ipecacuanha and ammonium chloride are… … The new mediacal dictionary
ammonium — The ion, NH4+, formed by combination of NH3 and H+ (the pKa value is 9.24); behaves as a univalent metal in forming a. compounds. a. benzoate has been used as a stimulant, diuretic, urinary antiseptic, and … Medical dictionary
benzoin — A balsamic resin obtained from Styrax b. (family Styracaceae), used as a stimulant expectorant, but usually by inhalation in laryngitis and bronchitis; it retards rancidification of fats and is used for this purpose in the official benzoinated… … Medical dictionary
rectified tar oil — the volatile oil from pine tar rectified by steam distillation; in veterinary medicine, administered internally as a stimulant expectorant and externally as an antipruritic, antiseptic, and stimulant for skin diseases. Also used as a disinfectant … Medical dictionary
Bloodroot — Blood root , n. (Bot.) A plant ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; called also {puccoon}, {redroot}, {bloodwort}, {tetterwort}, {turmeric}, and {Indian paint}. It has acrid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bloodwort — Bloodroot Blood root , n. (Bot.) A plant ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; called also {puccoon}, {redroot}, {bloodwort}, {tetterwort}, {turmeric}, and {Indian paint}. It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indian paint — Bloodroot Blood root , n. (Bot.) A plant ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; called also {puccoon}, {redroot}, {bloodwort}, {tetterwort}, {turmeric}, and {Indian paint}. It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puccoon — Bloodroot Blood root , n. (Bot.) A plant ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; called also {puccoon}, {redroot}, {bloodwort}, {tetterwort}, {turmeric}, and {Indian paint}. It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
redroot — Bloodroot Blood root , n. (Bot.) A plant ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; called also {puccoon}, {redroot}, {bloodwort}, {tetterwort}, {turmeric}, and {Indian paint}. It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
