hydragogue

[ hahy-druh-gawg, -gog ]

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

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

Origin of hydragogue

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

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British Dictionary definitions for hydragogue

hydragogue

/ (ˈhaɪdrəˌɡɒɡ) /


noun
  1. med any purgative that causes evacuation of water from the bowels

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