physagogue

physagogue
physagogue, a. (n.) Med.
(ˈfaɪsəgɒg)
[f. Gr. ϕῦσα flatulence + ἀγωγός drawing forth.]
Expelling flatus. b. n. A medicine having this effect.
in Mayne Expos. Lex. in Syd. Soc. Lex.

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