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la⋅pac⋅tic

  [luh-pak-tik] Medicine/Medical
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–adjective
1. purgative; cathartic.
–noun
2. a lapactic agent; purgative.
Origin:
1745–55; < Gk lapaktikós laxative, equiv. to lapak- (verbid s. of lapássein to evacuate) + -tikos -tic
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Main Entry: la·pac·tic
Pronunciation: l&-'pak-tik
Function: adjective
: CATHARTIC, LAXATIVE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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