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单词 alviducous
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alviducousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin alviducus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin alviducus purgative (1531 or earlier; < classical Latin alvus belly (see alvine adj.) + ducere to lead: see duct n.) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ:lvidiū·kəs) /ˌælvɪˈdjuːkəs/.
Medicine. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Causing the evacuation of faeces; purgative.
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1839 K. Grant Hooper's Lexicon Medicum (ed. 7) 77/1 Alviducus, having the power of purging.
1882 Notes & Queries 28 Jan. 66/2 The New English Dictionary of the Philological Society.—Quotations wanted... Instances of any date of altigrade, altiloquence,..alviducous, amacratic, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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