hydragogue

[ hahy-druh-gawg, -gog ]

/ ˈhaɪ drəˌgɔg, -ˌgɒg /

adjective

causing the discharge of watery fluid, as from the bowels.

noun

Also hy·dra·gog .Pharmacology. a hydragogue agent.

Origin of hydragogue

1630–40; <Latin hydragōgus<Greek hydragōgós water-conveying, equivalent to hydr-hydr-¹ + agōgós leading, guiding (see -agogue)

Words nearby hydragogue

hydnocarpate, hydnocarpic acid, hydr-, hydra, hydracid, hydragogue, hydra-headed, hydralazine, hydramine, hydramnios, hydranencephaly

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Example sentences from the Web for hydragogue

Purgatives and hydragogue cathartics usually fail to give relief, and add much to the patient's discomfort.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Used in frictions on the abdomen as a hydragogue purgative, in mania, dropsy, &c.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
It is a powerful irritant, and is employed medicinally as a drastic and hydragogue cathartic.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
Cathartics, especially those of a hydragogue nature, are also very beneficial.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

The highly irritable and congested intestinal mucous membrane precludes the employment of hydragogue cathartics.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hydragogue

hydragogue

/ (ˈhaɪdrəˌɡɒɡ) /

noun

med any purgative that causes evacuation of water from the bowels

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Medical definitions for hydragogue

hydragogue

[ hī′drə-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.

单词	hydragogue
释义	hydragogue [ hahy-druh-gawg, -gog ] / ˈhaɪ drəˌgɔg, -ˌgɒg / adjective causing the discharge of watery fluid, as from the bowels. noun Also hy·dra·gog .Pharmacology. a hydragogue agent. Origin of hydragogue 1630–40; <Latin hydragōgus<Greek hydragōgós water-conveying, equivalent to hydr-hydr-¹ + agōgós leading, guiding (see -agogue) Words nearby hydragogue hydnocarpate, hydnocarpic acid, hydr-, hydra, hydracid, hydragogue, hydra-headed, hydralazine, hydramine, hydramnios, hydranencephaly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hydragogue Purgatives and hydragogue cathartics usually fail to give relief, and add much to the patient's discomfort. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various Used in frictions on the abdomen as a hydragogue purgative, in mania, dropsy, &c. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley It is a powerful irritant, and is employed medicinally as a drastic and hydragogue cathartic. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom\|P. L. Simmonds Cathartics, especially those of a hydragogue nature, are also very beneficial. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various The highly irritable and congested intestinal mucous membrane precludes the employment of hydragogue cathartics. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various British Dictionary definitions for hydragogue hydragogue / (ˈhaɪdrəˌɡɒɡ) / noun med any purgative that causes evacuation of water from the bowels Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for hydragogue hydragogue [ hī′drə-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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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