hydragogue /hy·dra·gogue/ (hi´drah-gog)
hydragogue [hi″drah-gog]
1. producing watery discharge, especially from the bowels.
2. a cathartic that causes watery purgation.
hy·dra·gogue (h  dr -gôg )n. Any of a class of cathartics that aid in the removal of edematous fluids and thus promote the discharge of watery fluid from the bowels. |
hydragogue [hi″drah-gog]
1. increasing the fluid content of the feces.
2. a cathartic that causes evacuation of watery feces.
hydragogue
1. increasing the fluid content of the feces.
2. a purgative that causes evacuation of watery stools.
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