cholagogue
Also cho·la·gog·ic [koh-luh-goj-ik, kol-uh-]. /ˌkoʊ ləˈgɒdʒ ɪk, ˌkɒl ə-/. promoting the flow of bile.
a cholagogue agent.
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How to use cholagogue in a sentence
Quinine, cholagogue, and whiskey were prescribed in large quantities, and Peter wondered why they failed to cure.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesHe did not suspect that the quinine went into the fire, and the cholagogue down the drain-pipe from the washstand.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesA cholagogue, on the other hand, clears away a great quantity of bile, and the skin of patients so treated at once becomes clear.
On the Natural Faculties | GalenOn the other hand, if you give him a cholagogue, you will produce an abundant evacuation and not injure him at all.
On the Natural Faculties | GalenOxbile has long been credited with a cholagogue action, which, however, has probably been greatly overestimated.
British Dictionary definitions for cholagogue
/ (ˈkɒləɡɒɡ) /
a drug or other substance that promotes the flow of bile from the gall bladder into the duodenum
Derived forms of cholagogue
- cholagogic, adjective
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