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Cholagogue

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Word	Definition
cholagognoun	Alternative form of cholagogue. [(obsolete, medicine) Any agent that promotes the discharge of bile.]
anticholagoguenoun	(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
choleretic	Stimulating the production of bile by the liver.
clanobutinnoun	A cholagogue or choleretic drug.
melanagoguenoun	(medicine, obsolete) A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler.
anticholereticnoun	Any substance that inhibits bile production.
emulgentnoun	(medicine) A substance promoting bile or urine production
cholekineticnoun	Any agent that increases the contractile power of the bile duct
melanogoguenoun	Alternative form of melanagogue. [(medicine, obsolete) A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler.]
sialagoguenoun	Alternative spelling of sialogogue. [(pharmacology) Any drug that increases the flow of saliva.]
hydragoguenoun	(archaic) Any medicine of this kind, usually a cathartic or diuretic.
ptyalagoguenoun	(pharmacology) Any sialogogue (A drug that increases the flow of saliva.)
sialogoguenoun	(pharmacology) Any drug that increases the flow of saliva.
ptyalogoguenoun	(obsolete, medicine) Any substance that causes the discharge of saliva.
expectorantnoun	(medicine) An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs.
florantyronenoun	A drug used in the treatment of biliary dyskinesia. It is a cholagogue and choleretic.
cholecystokinetic	(physiology) That stimulates emptying of the gallbladder.
lactagoguenoun	A substance which induces lactation; a galactagogue.
eccritic	(archaicmedicine) Any remedy that promotes discharges
purgativenoun	something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative