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单词 physagogal
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physagogaladj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin physagogus , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin physagogus (1674 in the source translated in quot. 1677; < ancient Greek ϕῦσα flatulence, breath, wind, bellows (see physa n.) + ἀγωγός drawing forth (see agogic adj.1)) + -al suffix1.
Obsolete. rare.
That relieves flatulence; carminative.
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1677 T. Sherley tr. J. S. Elsholtz Curious Distillatory xiii. 58 Wherefore if you have a mind to transfer this operation to a Medicinal use, and particularly to prepare a Physagogal blew Water, then let there be added with the roots of this Pimpinel, the seed of Anise, Fennel, and the other Carminatives, or breakers of wind.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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