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antisialagogue

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antisialagogue /an·ti·si·al·a·gogue/ (an?te-) (an?ti-si-al´ah-gog) counteracting saliva formation; also, an agent that counteracts any influence that promotes the flow of saliva.antisialagog´ic
an·ti·si·al·a·gogue (nt-s-l-gôg, a-t-)
n.
An agent that diminishes or arrests the flow of saliva.
antisialagogue, antisialogogue
an agent that inhibits the flow of saliva.


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Antisialagogues are frequently used alone or in combination with other forms of therapy; these anticholinergic drugs act on the cholinergic, parasympathetic, secretomotor neurons of the gland and cause a temporary reduction in salivary output.
Parotid sialocele in a 10-year-old girl by Mitchell, Ron B. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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