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adjective
1.
purgative; cathartic.
noun
2.
a lapactic agent; purgative.
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Lapactic
is always a great word to know.
So is umbilicus. Does it mean:
| the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel. |
| the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle; the shinbone |
Origin:
1745–55; < Greek lapaktikós laxative, equivalent to lapak- (verbid stem of lapássein to evacuate) + -tikos -tic
1745–55; < Greek lapaktikós laxative, equivalent to lapak- (verbid stem of lapássein to evacuate) + -tikos -tic
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