errhine

er·rhine  (rn)

adj.

Promoting or inducing nasal discharge.

n.

A medication that promotes or induces such discharge.

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[New Latin errhnum, an errhine medicine, from Greek errnon : en-, in; see en-² + rhs, rhn-, nose.]

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errhine [ˈɛraɪn ˈɛrɪn] Med

adj

(Medicine) Obsolete causing nasal secretion

n

(Medicine) Obsolete an errhine drug or agent

[from Greek errhinos, from en-² + rhis nose]

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errhine

a medicine used to clear the nose or to promote sneezing.

See also: Remedies

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

errhine - causing nasal discharge causative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"