cholagogue

American  

[koh-luh-gawg, -gog, kol-uh-] / ˈkoʊ ləˌgɔg, -ˌgɒg, ˈkɒl ə- /

adjective

1. Also cholagogic promoting the flow of bile.

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noun

1. a cholagogue agent.

cholagogue British  

/ ˈkɒləɡɒɡ /

noun

1. a drug or other substance that promotes the flow of bile from the gall bladder into the duodenum

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Other Word Forms

• cholagogic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of cholagogue

1605–15; < French < Greek cholagōgós. See chol-, -agogue

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

cholagogue

The gall-bladder is also stimulated, and the biliary function of the liver, so that colocynth is both an excretory and a secretory cholagogue.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

He did not suspect that the quinine went into the fire, and the cholagogue down the drain-pipe from the washstand.

From The Cromptons by Holmes, Mary Jane

He used instead small doses of tartar emetic, or more recently, of ipecacuanha frequently repeated, with low diet; or cholagogue purgatives combined with ipecacuanha, etc.

From The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University by Peter, Robert

However, the potent influence of sunshine, quinine, and cholagogue speedily won their way, and in a few years malaria had become a mere reminiscence.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

In past times fumitory was in esteem for its reputed cholagogue and other medicinal properties; and in England, boiled in water, milk or whey, it was used as a cosmetic.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various