-agogic-, -agogue, -agog, -agogic, -agoguery, -agogy
(Greek: usually a suffix meaning: lead, leading, leading forth, guide, guiding; bring, take; promoting, stimulating)
emmenagogology
A treatise on emmenagogues.
emmenagogue.
An agent that induces or increases menstrual flow.
epagoge, epagogic
The method of bringing forward a number of particular instances to lead to a general conclusion; argument by induction.
esophagogastric
A reference to the stomach and the esophagus.
esophagogastroplasty
Plastic repair of the esophagus and stomach; cardioplasty.
esophagogastroscopy
Endoscopic examination of the esophagus and the stomach.
esophagogastrostomy, esophagogastroanastomosis, gastroesophagostomy
Anastomosis of the esophagus to the stomach, usually following esophagogastrectomy.
esophagogram
1. A roentgenogram of the esophagus obtained during esophagraphy.
2. A radiographic record of contrast esophagography or a barium swallow.
esophagography
1. Radiography of the esophagus using swallowed or injected radiopaque contrast media.
2. Roentgenography of the esophagus while or immediately after a patient swallows a positive contrast medium; such as, barium sulfate suspended in water.
3. The technique of obtaining an esophagogram.
ethnagogue
A leader of a nation.
galactagogue
An agent that promotes the secretion and flow of milk.
gerontagogy
A recently coined term that refers to the education of the elderly.
haemagogue, hemagogue
Promoting a menstrual or hemorrhoidal discharge of blood.
helminthagogue
1. Having the power to expel intestinal worms; anthelmintic.
2. A medicine for expelling intestinal worms.
3. Helminthagogues, or Helminthicks, medicines that drive out worms or cause them to be voided.
hemagogic
Promoting the flow of blood.
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "master, lead, leading, ruler, ruling, govern":
agon-;
arch-;
-crat;
dom-;
gov-;
magist-;
poten-;
regi-;
tyran-.
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