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PURGATIVE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
: purging or tending to purge; purgative 2 of 2 noun : a purging medicine : cathartic; Did you know? Purgative can be used as a noun as well as an adjective.
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PURGATIVE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Purgative definition: purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.. See examples of PURGATIVE used in a sentence.
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Laxative - Wikipedia
Laxatives, purgatives, or aperients are substances that loosen stools and increase bowel movements. They are used to treat and prevent constipation.
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purgative
purgative, a. and n. (ˈpɜːgətɪv) [a. F. purgatif, -ive (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), ad. late L. purgātīv-us purgative, f. ppl. stem of L. purgāre to cleanse, purge: see -ive, -ative.] A. adj. Having the quality of purging. 1. Med. Causing evacuation of the bowels; cathartic, aperient.c 1400 tr. Secreta...
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PURGATIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
PURGATIVE meaning: 1. a substance that makes you empty your bowels 2. relating to or acting as a purgative: 3. a…. Learn more.
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purgative | Taber's Medical Dictionary
(pŭr′gă-tĭv ) [L. purgativus ] 1. Cleansing. 2. An agent that will stimulate the production of bowel movements. SEE: catharsis; SEE: cathartic ...
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purgative
purgative/ˈpɜ:gətɪv; `pəɡətɪv/ n, adj (substance, esp a medicine) that causes the bowels to empty; strong(ly) laxative 通便的; 催泻的; 泻药 This oil acts as a purgative/has a purgative effect. 这种油有催泻作用. He was given a purgative before the operation. 他在手术前用了通便药.
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PURGATIVE definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
A purgative is a medicine that causes you to get rid of unwanted waste from your body. [formal]. Synonyms: purge, laxative, cathartic, enema ...
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PURGATIVE Synonyms: 33 Similar Words - Merriam-Webster
a substance used to induce or speed up the process of defecation. In the past, purgatives were sometimes administered in cases of accidental poisoning.
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purgative, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
The earliest known use of the word purgative is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for purgative is from before 1398, ...
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Purgative - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
adjective strongly laxative synonyms: cathartic, evacuant laxative stimulating evacuation of feces noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels.
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Diasebesten
with" + modern Latin sebesten, Arab. sabastān, from Persian sepestān, possibly from Persian sag-pestān سگپستان, literally "dog's teats"), is a soft, purgative
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Croton texensis
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Among the Zuni people, a decoction of the plant is taken for "sick stomach", as a purgative, and as a diuretic.
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cathartic
cathartic/kəˈθɑ:tɪk; kə`θɑrtɪk/ adjcausing catharsis; purgative 导泻的; 通便的. n (medical 医) purgative drug 泻药.
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Ricinolein
Ricinolein is the active principle in the use of castor oil as a purgative and solvent for several medically useful alkaloids.
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