Antisialagogue


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An`ti`si`al´a`gogue


a.1.(Med.) Checking the flow of saliva.
n.1.A remedy against excessive salivation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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