Laxative+medicine
51magnesium oxide — n a white highly infusible compound MgO used esp. in refractories, cements, insulation, and fertilizers, in rubber manufacture, and in medicine as an antacid and mild laxative * * * [USP] a bulky (light m. oxide) or relatively dense (heavy m.… …
52Bulimia — An insatiable appetite, often interrupted by periods of anorexia. Bulimia is a psychological disorder that can be accompanied by self induced * * * SYN: b. nervosa. [G. bous, ox, + limos, hunger] b. nervosa a chronic morbid disorder involving… …
53cassia fistula — The dried ripe fruit of C., used as a laxative. SYN: purging cassia. * * * cassia fis·tu·la fis(h) chə lə n the dried pods of a tree of the genus Cassia (C. fistula) the sweet pulp of which is a mild laxative …
54dehydrocholic acid — Has a stimulating effect upon the secretion of bile by the liver (choleretic), and improves the absorption of essential food materials in states associated with deficient bile formation. * * * de·hy·dro·cho·lic acid (.)dē .hī drə .kō lik …
55fig — Ficus, the partially dried fruit of Ficus carica (family Moraceae); used as a nutrient, mild laxative, and demulcent. [L. ficus; A.S. fic] * * * Flosequinan Investigator Group * * * fig abbr figure fig fig n 1) an oblong or pear shaped fruit that …
56glycerin — SYN: glycerol. g. jelly SYN: glycerinated gelatin. * * * glyc·er·in or glyc·er·ine glis (ə )rən n GLYCEROL * * * (glycerol) n. a clear viscous liquid obtained by hydrolysis of fats and mixed oils and produced as a by product in the manufacture of …
57methylcellulose — A methyl ester of cellulose that forms a colorless viscous liquid when dissolved in water, alcohol, or ether; used to increase bulk of the intestinal contents, to relieve constipation, or of the …
58prune — The dried ripe fruit of Prunus domestica (family Rosaceae), a tree cultivated in warm, temperate regions; a food with laxative properties. * * * prune prün n a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation and often used as a food and as a …
59rhubarb — Any plant of the genus Rheum (family Polygonaceae), especially R. rhaponticum, garden r., and R. officinale or R. palmatum; the last two species or their hybrids, deprived of periderm tissues, dried, and powdered, are used for their astringent,… …
60sambucus — The dried flowers of S. canadensis or S. nigra (family Caprifoliaceae), the common elder or black elder; slightly laxative. SYN: elder, elder flowers. [L. an elder tree] * * * sam·bu·cus sam b(y)ü kəs n 1) cap a genus of trees or shrubs of the… …
