cholagogue

[ koh-luh-gawg, -gog, kol-uh- ]

adjective
  1. Also cho·la·gog·ic [koh-luh-goj-ik, kol-uh-]. /ˌkoʊ ləˈgɒdʒ ɪk, ˌkɒl ə-/. promoting the flow of bile.

noun
  1. a cholagogue agent.

Origin of cholagogue

1
1605–15; <French <Greek cholagōgós.See chol-, -agogue

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How to use cholagogue in a sentence

  • Quinine, cholagogue, and whiskey were prescribed in large quantities, and Peter wondered why they failed to cure.

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • He did not suspect that the quinine went into the fire, and the cholagogue down the drain-pipe from the washstand.

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • A cholagogue, on the other hand, clears away a great quantity of bile, and the skin of patients so treated at once becomes clear.

  • On the other hand, if you give him a cholagogue, you will produce an abundant evacuation and not injure him at all.

  • Oxbile has long been credited with a cholagogue action, which, however, has probably been greatly overestimated.

British Dictionary definitions for cholagogue

cholagogue

/ (ˈkɒləɡɒɡ) /


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

Derived forms of cholagogue

  • cholagogic, adjective

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