Category:Expectorant

Ex*pec"to*rant, a. Etym: [L. expectorans, p. pr. of expectorare to drive from the breast: cf. F. expectorant.] (Med.)

Defn: Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat. -- n.

Defn: An expectorant medicine.