antisialagogue

antisialagogue
An agent that diminishes or arrests the flow of saliva ( e.g., atropine). [anti- + G. sialon, saliva, + agogos, drawing forth]

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an·ti·si·al·a·gogue (an″te-) (an″ti-si-alґə-gog) 1. counteracting the formation of saliva. 2. an agent that prevents secretion of saliva.

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