 laxative |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] stimulating evacuation of feces | |
| Related terms: | costive cathartic aperient | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a mild cathartic | |
| Related terms: | purgative phenolphthalein | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | |
| Synonyms: | cathartic physic aperient purgative | |
| Related terms: | medicine aloes milk_of_magnesia Epsom_salts Seidlitz_powder castor_oil | |
| Similar spelling: |
lactifuge |
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