errhine
[ er-ahyn, er-in ]
/ ˈɛr aɪn, ˈɛr ɪn /
adjective
designed to be snuffed into the nose.
occasioning discharges from the nose.
noun
a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.
Origin of errhine
1595–1605; < New Latin
errhinum < Greek
érrīnon
Words nearby errhine
Example sentences from the Web for errhine
Euphorbium or cayan pepper mixed with sugar, and used with caution as an errhine.
Zoonomia, Vol. II |Erasmus DarwinIt is also employed as a sedative and errhine, and in a vast number of other indications.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold CooleyIt is now almost solely used as a sternutatory or errhine, and is probably one of the best.
British Dictionary definitions for errhine
errhine
/ (ˈɛraɪn, ˈɛrɪn) med obsolete /
adjective
causing nasal secretion
noun
an errhine drug or agent
Word Origin for errhine
C17: from Greek
errhinos, from
en- ² +
rhis nose
Medical definitions for errhine
errhine
[ ĕr′īn′ ]
adj.
Promoting or inducing nasal discharge.
n.
A medication that promotes or induces such discharge.