expectorant (Meaning)
Wordnet
expectorant (n)
a medicine promoting expectoration
Webster
expectorant (a.)
Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat.
Webster
expectorant (n.)
An expectorant medicine.
Synonyms & Antonyms of expectorant
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expectorant Sentence Examples
- The doctor prescribed an expectorant to help my son expel the mucus from his lungs.
- The expectorant contains ingredients that thin and loosen the mucus, making it easier to cough up.
- She took an expectorant to help clear her chest congestion.
- The patient was given an expectorant to help bring up the thick mucus from his lungs.
- The cough syrup contains an expectorant to help clear the chest of mucus.
- The expectorant worked effectively in clearing the congestion in my chest.
- The herbal tea had an expectorant effect, helping to bring up the mucus.
- The active ingredient in the expectorant is guaifenesin, which helps to loosen and thin mucus.
- The use of expectorants is contraindicated in patients with a history of asthma or other respiratory problems.
- The expectorant helped to relieve the symptoms of my bronchitis by clearing the mucus from my lungs.
FAQs About the word expectorant
a medicine promoting expectorationTending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat., An expectorant medicin
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The doctor prescribed an expectorant to help my son expel the mucus from his lungs.
The expectorant contains ingredients that thin and loosen the mucus, making it easier to cough up.
She took an expectorant to help clear her chest congestion.
The patient was given an expectorant to help bring up the thick mucus from his lungs.
