Meaning of PURGATIVE
| Pronunciation: | | 'purgutiv
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
- [adj] strongly laxative
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| | Synonyms: | | aperient, cathartic, cathartic, evacuant, laxative, physic |
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| | See Also: | | aloes, bitter aloes, castor oil, Epsom salts, laxative, magnesium hydroxide, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, milk of magnesia, Rochelle powder, Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pur"ga*tive\, a. [L. purgativus: cf. F. purgatif.]
Having the power or quality of purging; cathartic. -- n.
(Med.) A purging medicine; a cathartic.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Powerful laxative usually leading to explosive, watery diarrhea. |
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