Em-mĕn'a-gōgue, n.

n. [Fr. emménagogue, for emménagogue, It. emmenagogo, from Gr. ἐμμήνος, a month long, ἐμήνιος, monthly, from ἐμ, for ἐν, in, and μήν, month, and ἀγωγός, leading, drawing forth, from ἄγειν, to lead.] (Med.) A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge.