Look up: cathartic

1. cathartic
   [adj] - emotionally purging 2. [adj] - emotionally purging (of e.g. art) 3. [adj] - strongly laxative
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2. cathartic
   See laxative
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3. Cathartic
   Laxative
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4. cathartic
   induces violent purging of the body
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5. Cathartic
   A powerful purgative or laxative, causing severe evacuation, with or without pain.
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6. Cathartic
   Cathartic: A laxative.
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7. Cathartic
   Ca·thar'tic noun [ Greek ....] (Medicine) A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity. » The cathartics are more energetic and certain in action that the laxatives , which simply incre...
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8. cathartic
   <pharmacology> Medications, through their chemical effects, that serve to increase the clearing of intestinal contents. ... Synonym: laxative. ... (16 Mar 1998) ...
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9. cathartic
   evacuant adjective strongly laxative
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10. cathartic
    releasing adjective emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
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11. cathartic
    adjective emotionally purging
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12. cathartic
    (kә-thahr´tik) causing emptying of the bowels. an agent that so acts; called also evacuant and purgative. producing emotional catharsis. bulk cathartic one stimulating bowel evacuation by increasing fecal volume. lubricant cathartic ...
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13. Cathartic
    • (a.) Alt. of Catharical • (n.) A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity.
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14. cathartic
    (from the article `laxative`) any drug used in the treatment of constipation to promote the evacuation of feces. Laxatives produce their effect by several mechanisms. Contact ... Contact purgatives include the anthraquinone derivatives (cascara, aloe, senna, and rhubarb), phenolphthalein, and ricinoleic acid (castor oil). ... [2 rela...
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15. cathartic
    cathartic 1. From Greek, katharsis, through Late Latin catharticus; inducing catharsis; that is, purgative or cleansing. 2. A cathartic agent, especially a laxative.
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16. cathartic
    cathartic (kuthär'tik) : see laxative.
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17. Cathartic
    A cathartic is a medicine which is capable of producing the second grade of purgation, of which a laxative is the first.
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18. cathartic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kă-thar′tik Definitions: 1. Relating to catharsis. 2. An agent having purgative action.
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19. Cathartic
    In medicine, a `cathartic` is a substance that accelerates defecation. This is in contrast to a laxative, which is a substance which eases defecation, usually by softening Cathartics-->--> It is possible for a substance to be both a laxative and a cathartic. However, agents such as psy...
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