• (n.) A remedy which promotes discharges, as an emetic, or a cathartic.
Ec·crit'ic noun [ Greek ... secretive, from ... to choose out.] (Medicine) A remedy which promotes discharges, as an emetic, or a cathartic. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: e-krit′ik Definitions: 1. Promoting the expulsion of waste matters. 2. An agent that promotes excretion.