causing vomiting or expectoration
• (a.) Producing vomiting or expectoration. • (n.) An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic.
An`a·ca·thar'tic adjective [ Greek ..., from ... to cleanse upward, i. e. , by vomiting; ... + .... See Cathartic .] (Medicine) Producing vomiting or expectoration. -- noun An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic.