Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emmenagogue

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: em-me-na-gogue
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An herb that stimulates blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus, causing menstruation.

adj

Example Sentences

"Because of its phenolic ether content (methyl chavicol), which varies within wide limits, depending on the species, the origin and the time of harvesting, basil is often cited as an emmenagogue."
"Take of the emmenagogue decoction, six ounces; borax, fifteen grains; troches of myrrh, two scruples; dittany of Crete, finely powdered, ten grains; […]"
"DES does not propose an etymology for this word [bunnanaru, 'yellow germander'], but merely notes its similarity to the toponym Bunnánaru. Paulis suggests that this similarity may be due to chance or folk etymology, which is plausible. He proposes an etymology *kunn-án-aru, from Lat. cunnus 'vagina' because of this plant's apparent emmenagogue properties."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔμμηνα (émmēna, “menses”) + ἀγωγός (agōgós, “leading”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἔμμηνα

Inflected Forms

emmenagogues (plural) emmenagog (alternative, US)

Frequently Paired Words

emmenagogic emmenology

Questions

What does emmenagogue mean?: An herb that stimulates blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus, causing menstruation.
Where does emmenagogue come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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