Definition of Expectorant

1. Noun. A medicine promoting expectoration.

Exact synonyms: Expectorator
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Specialized synonyms: Robitussin

Definition of Expectorant

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

Definition of Expectorant

1. [n -S]

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Expectorant

expectational
expectations
expectation neurosis
expectation of life
expectative
expected
expected
expectedly
expectedness
expectednesses
expected value
expecter
expecters
expecting
expectorant (current term)
expectorant (current term)
expectorants
expectorants
expectorate
expectorate
expectorated
expectorated
expectorates
expectorating
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expectorations
expectorator
expects
expedience

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