sialagogue

noun

si·​al·​a·​gogue sī-ˈa-lə-ˌgäg 

: an agent that promotes the flow of saliva

Word History

Etymology

New Latin sialagogus promoting the expulsion of saliva, from Greek sialon saliva + New Latin -agogus -agogue

First Known Use

circa 1783, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

sialagogue

noun

si·​al·​a·​gogue sī-ˈal-ə-ˌgäg 

: an agent that promotes the flow of saliva

called also sialogogue