errhine
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er·rhine
(ĕr′īn′)adj.
Promoting or inducing nasal discharge.
n.
A medication that promotes or induces such discharge.
[New Latin errhīnum, an errhine medicine, from Greek errīnon : en-, in; see en-2 + rhīs, rhīn-, nose.]
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errhine
(ˈɛraɪn; ˈɛrɪn) medadj
(Medicine) causing nasal secretion
n
(Medicine) an errhine drug or agent
[C17: 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-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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