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emmenagogue definition

em·mena·gogue (e men′ə gäg′, -mē′nə-; ə-)

noun

anything used to stimulate the menstrual flow

Etymology: < Gr emmēna, pl.n., menses (< en-, in + mēn, month) + -agogue

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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