errhine

9.9

Causing the nose to produce mucus

adjective
/ˈɛrˌhaɪn/

Archaic

: errino

The doctor prescribed an errhine medication for her sinus issues.

Examples

This errhine solution is effective for relieving nasal congestion.
Modern medicine rarely uses errhine substances to treat sinus problems.
Certain traditional remedies used an errhine to stimulate nasal secretion.
The doctor prescribed an errhine to help clear his patient’s congested sinuses.
The doctor prescribed an errhine to help clear his patient’s congested sinuses.
Certain traditional remedies used an errhine to stimulate nasal secretion.
This errhine solution is effective for relieving nasal congestion.

Surface Forms

errhine positive

Morphology

errhine = rhin + ine

The adjective is built from the medical combining form 'rhin-' (nose) plus the adjectival suffix '-ine'; this combining form is not a standalone English word and the construction is rare, so an average B1 learner would not reliably derive the meaning.

Etymology

Errhine comes from the Greek root rhin-, meaning 'nose', the same root you see in rhinoceros. So an errhine is something that makes the nose run or sneeze, causing nasal discharge.