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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
/ 藞丑补瑟诲谤蓹藢伞蓲伞 /
noun
- med any purgative that causes evacuation of water from the bowels
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of hydragogue1
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First in point of efficacy for this purpose are the hydragogue cathartics.
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Cathartics, especially those of a hydragogue nature, are also very beneficial.
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It is characteristic of this purgative that it is a hydragogue even in minimal dose, the fluid secretions of the bowel being most markedly increased.
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Hydragogue, h墨鈥瞕ra-g艒g, n. a very active purgative, such as jalap.
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In medicine it is frequently employed as a hydragogue purgative, specially valuable in febrile diseases, in congestion of the portal system, and in the obstinate constipation of painters鈥 colic.
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