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hydragogue
hydragogue or hydragogn (Medicine) med any purgative that causes evacuation of water from the bowelshydragogue
hydragogue[′hī·drə‚gäg] (medicine) Causing the discharge of watery fluid, especially from the bowel. hydragogue
hydragogue [hi″drah-gog] 1. increasing the fluid content of the feces.2. a cathartic that causes evacuation of watery feces.hy·dra·gogue (hī'dră-gog), Producing a discharge of watery fluid; denoting a class of cathartics that retain fluids in the intestine and aid in the removal of edematous fluids, for example, saline cathartics. [hydr- + G. agōgos, drawing forth] hy·dra·gogue (hī'dră-gog) Producing a discharge of watery fluid; denoting a class of cathartics that retain fluids in the intestine and aid in the removal of edematous fluids, e.g., saline cathartics. [hydr- + G. agōgos, drawing forth] |