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hydragogue
[ hahy-druh-gawg, -gog ]
adjective
- causing the discharge of watery fluid, as from the bowels.
noun
- Also hydragog. Pharmacology. a hydragogue agent.
hydragogue
/ ˈhaɪdrəˌɡɒɡ /
noun
- med any purgative that causes evacuation of water from the bowels
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydragogue1
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Example Sentences
Used as a drastic hydragogue in dropsies; and in scrofula, &c.
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The seeds contain an oil that is official in all Pharmacopœias as one of the most powerful hydragogue cathartics.
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Cathartics, especially those of a hydragogue nature, are also very beneficial.
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It is the most active hydragogue purgative known, causing also much depression and violent griping.
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Gamboge (Cambogia) is a drastic hydragogue cathartic, causing much griping and irritation of the intestine.
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