expectorant
Phlegm-thinning medicine
An expectorant is a medicine that helps loosen and expel mucus from the respiratory tract, making coughs more productive: The doctor recommended an expectorant for my chest congestion.
Guaifenesin is the most common over-the-counter expectorant.
The word can also function as an adjective describing this property: expectorant effects.
Protective bodily secretion
- sputumExpelled lung mucus
- bronchialOf lung airways
- catarrhRespiratory mucus excess
- secretionSubstance released by glands
discharge · congestion · viscous · purulent · mucoid · chesty · hawking · expelling
Expectorant that thins phlegm
- mucolyticAgent dissolving viscous secretions
- thinningReducing density or number
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
secretion · hydration · viscosity · ciliary · productive · mobilization · liquefaction · demulcent
Thick sugar liquid
- elixirMythical healing draught
- eucalyptusAromatic Australian timber tree
- mentholCooling agent from plants
- aniseedLicorice-flavored spice kernel
thyme · licorice · horehound · ipecac · lobelia · honey · steam · nebulizer
Inflamed airway disease
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- croupLaryngeal infection in children
- pertussisBacterial respiratory infection
- whoopingLoud exuberant crying out
asthma · sinusitis · laryngitis · tracheitis · tuberculosis · COPD · emphysema · influenza
Reducing tightness or tension
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- easingReducing strain or difficulty
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- decongestingRelieving nasal blockage
breathing · comfort · alleviation · productive · expelling · opening · unclogging
Of lung airways
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- airwaysRespiratory or flight paths
- tracheaRespiratory airway tube
- bronchiMain lung air passages
bronchioles · pulmonary · cilia · alveoli · inhalation · breathing · chest · thoracic
Medical dispensing authorization
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
liquid · pharmacist · Robitussin · generic · label · pediatric
mucus
Protective bodily secretion
secretion · discharge · congestion · viscous · purulent · mucoid · chesty · hawking · expelling · loosening
guaifenesin
Expectorant that thins phlegm
- mucolyticAgent dissolving viscous secretions
- thinningReducing density or number
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
clearance · secretion · hydration · viscosity · ciliary · productive · mobilization · liquefaction · demulcent · saponin
syrup
Thick sugar liquid
- elixirMythical healing draught
- eucalyptusAromatic Australian timber tree
- mentholCooling agent from plants
aniseed · thyme · licorice · horehound · ipecac · lobelia · honey · steam · nebulizer · inhaler
bronchitis
Inflamed airway disease
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- croupLaryngeal infection in children
- pertussisBacterial respiratory infection
whooping · asthma · sinusitis · laryngitis · tracheitis · tuberculosis · COPD · emphysema · influenza · cold
loosening
Reducing tightness or tension
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- easingReducing strain or difficulty
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
decongesting · breathing · comfort · alleviation · productive · expelling · opening · unclogging
bronchial
Of lung airways
bronchi · bronchioles · pulmonary · cilia · alveoli · inhalation · breathing · chest · thoracic · ventilation
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- tabletFlat portable computing device
capsule · liquid · pharmacist · Robitussin · generic · label · pediatric
- natural remediesherbal tea, essential oils, echinacea, ginseng, elderberry
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
- liquid medicinescough syrup, elixir, syrup, tincture, cold medicine
- coughscough, dry cough, wet cough, hacking cough, barking cough
- counteragentsantidote, antitoxin, antivenom, antiserum, counteractant
- drug effectsanalgesia, allergic reaction, stimulation, vasodilation, vasoconstriction
expectorantcough suppressant
Drug reducing throat spasms
antitussive · suppressant · dextromethorphan · desiccant · codeine
expectorate, expectoration, expectorants, expectorated, expectorating