HYDRAGOGUE


Meaning of HYDRAGOGUE in English

noun

also hydragog ˈhīdrəˌgäg

( -s )

Etymology: obsolete hydragogue, adjective, causing a watery discharge from the bowels, from Late Latin hydragogus, from Greek hydragōgos, from hydr- + agōgos leading, drawing forth — more at -agogue

: a cathartic that causes copious watery discharges from the bowels

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