expectorant

Noun

A medicine that promotes the secretion of sputum by the air passages, used to treat coughs.

ریشه

From Latin 'expectorant-', the present participle of 'expectorare' meaning 'to expel from the chest'.

مثال

• The doctor prescribed an expectorant to help clear my chest congestion.
• Cough syrups often contain an expectorant to help the body expel mucus.
• The expectorant helped to loosen the phlegm in my lungs.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Prescribe an expectorant Take an expectorant Expectorant cough syrup Expectorant medicine