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expectorant noun[ C ] uk /ɪkˈspek.tər.ənt/ us /ɪkˈspek.tər.ənt/ a type of cough medicine used to make phlegm (= thick liquid) less thick in the lungs祛痰药,祛痰剂 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Medicines & drugs analgesia anti-AIDS anti-asthma anti-cancer anti-cholesterol anticoagulant anxiolytic astragalus atropine bactericide beta blocker laxative midazolam Milk of Magnesia naloxone Novocaine NSAID quinine Rescue Remedy valerian
Expectorants are medicines capable of facilitating the excretion of mucous from the chest. Expectorants are medicines which modify the character of the secretions of the bronchial tubes, and promote their discharge. I prescribe it, and believe it to be the very best expectorant now offered to the people. |