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Cathartics

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evacuantnouna laxative
aperientnoun(medicine) A laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as asparagus or hops, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
laxativenounAny substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.
purgativenounsomething, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative
psychotherapeuticOf or pertaining to psychotherapeutics (psychotherapy)
emotionalnounOf or relating to the emotions.
releasingnounThe act by which something is released.
physicnoun(archaic, countable) A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.
healthfulBeneficial to bodily health.
hydragoguenoun(archaic) Any medicine of this kind, usually a cathartic or diuretic.
cathartesnounThe genus Cathartes includes medium-sized to large carrion-feeding birds in the New World vulture (Cathartidae) family.
catharsisnounAny release of emotional tension to the same effect, more widely.
purgativesnounsomething, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative
katharsisnounAlternative form of catharsis. [(drama) A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).]
purgationnounThe process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt.
catharsnouna christian religious sect in southern france in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in albigensianism
penancesnounA voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
depressionsnoun(psychology, usually uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature.
sufferingsnounsuffering
suffocativeTending or able to choke or stifle.

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