| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| emmenagogue |
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| SYLLABICATION: | em·men·a·gogue |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -m n  -gôg , -g g |
| NOUN: | A drug or agent that induces or hastens menstrual flow. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek emm na, the menses (from neuter pl. of emmnos, monthly ( en-, in; see en–2 + mn, month; see m-2 in Appendix I) + –agogue.
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