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noun - a medicine promoting expectoration
Promoting or facilitating the secretion or expulsion of phlegm, mucus, or other matter from the respiratory tract.
EXPECTORANT - Mucokinetics are a class of drugs which aid in the clearance of mucus from the airways, lungs, bronchi, and trachea. Such drugs can be further categ...
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| a medicine which promotes the secretion of sputum by the air passages, used to treat coughs. |
| a medicine promoting expectoration |
| a type of cough medicine used to make phlegm ( thick liquid) less thick in the lungs |
| A medicine which promotes the secretion of sputum by the air passages, used to treat coughs. |
| Promoting or facilitating the secretion or expulsion of phlegm, mucus, or other matter from the respiratory tract. |
| An expectorant medicine. |
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Mucokinetics are a class of drugs which aid in the clearance of mucus from the airways, lungs, bronchi, and trachea. Such drugs can be further categorized by their mechanism of action:* mucolytic agents * expectorants * surfactants * wetting agents (hypoviscosity agents) * abhesivesIn general, clearance ability is hampered by bonding to surfaces (stickiness) and by the viscosity of mucous secretions in the lungs. In turn, the viscosity is dependent upon the concentration of mucoprotein in the secretions. * Expectorants and mucolytic agents are different types of medication, yet both are intended to promote drainage of mucus from the lungs. * An expectorant (from the Latin expectorare, to expel or banish) works by signaling the body to increase the amount or hydration of secretions, resulting in more yet clearer secretions and as a byproduct lubricating the irritated respiratory tract. One expectorant, guaifenesin, is commonly available in many cough syrups. Often the term "expectorant" is incor |