Emmenagogue Definition

ĭ-mĕnə-gôg, -gŏg
noun
Anything used to stimulate the menstrual flow.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Emmenagogue

Noun

Singular:
emmenagogue
Plural:
emmenagogues

Origin of Emmenagogue

  • Greek emmēna the menses (from) (neuter pl. of emmēnos monthly) (en- in en–2) (mēn month mē-2 in Indo-European roots) –agogue

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ancient Greek μήν (mēn, “month”) + ἀγωγός (agōgos, “leading”).

    From Wiktionary

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to emmenagogue using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

emmenagogue