cathartic
61emetocathartic — 1. Both emetic and cathartic. 2. An agent that causes vomiting and purging of the lower intestines. * * * em·e·to·ca·thar·tic (em″ə to kə thahrґtik) 1. both emetic and cathartic. 2. an agent that is both emetic and cathartic …
62evacuant — 1. Promoting an excretion, especially of the bowels. 2. An agent that increases excretion, especially a cathartic. * * * evac·u·ant i vak yə wənt n an emetic, diuretic, or purgative agent evacuant adj * * * evac·u·ant (e vakґu ənt) 1.… …
63purgative — An agent used for purging the bowels. SEE ALSO: cathartic (2). [L. purgativus, purging] saline p. epsom salt, Rochelle salt, or any salt having p. properties. * * * pur·ga·tive pər gət iv adj purging or tending to purge: CATHARTIC pur·ga·tive·ly …
64purge — 1. To cause a copious evacuation of the bowels. 2. A cathartic remedy. [L. purgo, to cleanse, fr. purus, pure, + ago, to do] * * * purge pərj vb, purged; purg·ing vt 1) to cause evacuation from (as the bowels) or of or from the bowels of… …
65scammony — The plant, Convolvulus scammonia (family Convolvulaceae), the dried root of which contains a cathartic resin. SEE ALSO: ipomea. [G. skammonia] * * * scam·mo·ny skam ə nē n, pl nies 1) a twining plant of the genus Convolvulus …
66purgative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cathartic, emetic, laxative, physic, aperient. adj. purifying, cleansing; abstergent, evacuant, cathartic, expulsive, emetic, aperient, physic, laxative; restorative. See cleanness. II (Roget s IV) n …
67physic — [fiz′ik] n. [ME fisike < OFr fisique < L physica, natural science (in ML, medicine) < Gr physikē < physis, nature < phyein, to produce, become: see BE] 1. rare var. of PHYSICS 2. Archaic the art or science of healing; medical… …
68Seidlitz powders — noun an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic • Syn: ↑Seidlitz powder, ↑Rochelle powder • Hypernyms: ↑purgative, ↑cathartic, ↑physic, ↑aperient * * * ˈsedlə̇ …
69podophyllin — ˌpädəˈfilə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary podophyll (from New Latin Podophyllum) + in : a bitter light brown to greenish yellow resin that is irritating to the eye and other mucous membranes, that is obtained from… …
70Evacuant — E*vac u*ant, a. [L.evacuans, antis, p. pr. of evacuare: cf. F. [ e]vacuant.] Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic. n. (Med.) A purgative or cathartic. [1913 Webster] …
