Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler.
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- noun (Med.), obsolete A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler.
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- noun medicine, obsolete A
medicine supposed toexpel black bile orcholer .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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she commented on the word melanagogue
From French mélanagogue, purge for melancholy; a medicine supposed to expel black bile.
August 6, 2008
qroqqa commented on the word melanagogue
Proximately from French; ultimately from Greek melan- "black", agôg- "drawing, leading".
August 6, 2008