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Definition of Expectorant

1. Noun. A medicine promoting expectoration.

Definition of Expectorant

1. a. Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat.

Definition of Expectorant

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Medical Definition of Expectorant

1. 1. Promoting the ejection, by spitting, of mucus or other fluids from the lungs and trachea. 2. An agent that promotes the ejection of mucus or exudate from the lungs, bronchi and trachea, sometimes extended to all remedies that quiet cough (antitussives). Origin: L. Pectus = breast This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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