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deobstruent, a. and n. Med.|diːˈɒbstruːənt|
[ad. mod.L. type deobstruent-em (pr. pple. of *deobstruĕre), modern f. de- I. 6 + obstruĕre to obstruct. Cf. mod.F. désobstruant (Tissot 1778).]
A. adj. That removes obstructions by opening the natural passages or pores of the body.
1718Quincy Compl. Disp. 81 A subtile detergent Oil, which makes them universally deobstruent and opening. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 65 Valuable on account of its aperient, deobstruent, and cooling properties.
B. n. A deobstruent medicine or substance.
a1691Boyle Wks. V. 118 (R.) A diaphoretic, a deobstruent, a diuretic. 1697Phil. Trans. XIX. 403 They gave her also Vomitives and Deobstruents. 1844T. J. Graham Dom. Med. 14 As an alterative and deobstruent..it [calomel] is employed..in indolent inflammation of the liver. |