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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK],

pl., menses ([GREEK] in + [GREEK] month) + [GREEK] leading, fr. [GREEK] to lead: cf. F.

emménagogue

(Med.)

A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge.

Noun.

[Gr. menstruous, in month, and to lead.]

A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge.

emmenagogue ‎(plural emmenagogues)

(medicine) Herb that stimulates blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus, causing menstruation.