ex·pec·to·rant

(ĭk-spĕk′tər-ənt)

adj.

Promoting or facilitating the secretion or expulsion of phlegm, mucus, or other matter from the respiratory tract.

An expectorant medicine.

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expectorant

(ɪkˈspɛktərənt) med

adj

(Medicine) promoting the secretion, liquefaction, or expulsion of sputum from the respiratory passages

(Medicine) an expectorant drug or agent

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ex•pec•to•rant

(ɪkˈspɛk tər ənt)

adj.

1. promoting the discharge of phlegm or other fluid from the respiratory tract.

2. an expectorant medicine.

[1775–85; < Latin]

ex·pec·to·rant

(ĭk-spĕk′tər-ənt)

A drug that helps discharge phlegm or mucus from the respiratory tract.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

expectorant

any medicine that assists the coughing up of phlegm, mucus, etc., from the chest.

expectorant

[eksˈpektərənt]

A. N → expectorante m

B. ADJ → expectorante

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expectorant

[ɪkˈspɛktərənt] n (= medicine) → expectorant m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

expectorant

n → Expektorans nt (spec)

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expectorant

[ɪkˈspɛktərənt] n (Med) → espettorante m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ex·pec·to·rant

n. expectorante, agente que estimula la expectoración.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

expectorant

adj & n expectorante m

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Ivy ODF reportedly contains herbal extract of the well-known plant Ivy (Hedera helix), a natural ingredient that is used as an expectorant in productive cough.

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There are numerous plants alkaloids reported with marked antitussive and expectorant activity for the treatment of cough while list of various commercial formulation is presented in Table 1.

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The companies said the first shipments of this new store branded product guaifenesin 600mg and pseudoephedrine HCl 60mg extended-release tablets, an expectorant and nasal decongestant indicated to relieve chest congestion in combination with sinus congestion and pressure, started in December 2015.

Allergan & Perrigo Company unveils guaifenesin 600mg and pseudoephedrine HCl 60mg extended-release tablets for chest congestion to retail and wholesale customers

Our previous pharmacological studies in vivo showed that the alkaloid fraction of APP have remarkable antitussive, expectorant and bronchodilating activities (Liu et al., 2015a).

Antitussive, expectorant, and bronchodilating effects of quinazoline alkaloids ([+ or -])-vasicine, deoxyvasicine, and ([+ or -])-vasicinone from aerial parts of Peganum harmala L

Mucinex Maximum Strength is an expectorant indicated to relieve chest congestion and thin and loosen mucus.

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