em|men|a|gogue

em|men|a|gogue
em|men|a|gogue «uh MEHN uh gog, -gg; -MEE nuh-», noun.
Medicine. a drug or agent that brings on the menstrual discharge.
[< Greek ēmmēna the menses (< en- in + mēn, mēnós month) + agōgós leading < ágein lead]

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