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Cathartic Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Cathartic? [n] a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels [adj] strongly laxative [adj] emotionally purging (of e.g. art) [adj] emotionally purging Synonyms \| Synonyms for Cathartic: aperient \| emotional \| evacuant \| healthful \| laxative \| physic \| psychotherapeutic \| purgative \| purgative \| releasing Related Terms \| Find terms related to Cathartic: abstergent \| alleviating \| alleviative \| analgesic \| anesthetic \| anodyne \| aperient \| assuasive \| balmy \| balsamic \| benumbing \| carminative \| cleaner \| cleaning \| cleaning agent \| cleaning solvent \| cleanser \| cleansing \| cleansing cream \| cold cream \| cream \| deadening \| demulcent \| dentifrice \| depurant \| depurative \| detergent \| diuretic \| dulling \| easing \| emetic \| emollient \| enema \| expurgatory \| holystone \| laxative \| lenitive \| lotion \| lustral \| mitigating \| mitigative \| mouthwash \| nauseant \| numbing \| pain-killing \| palliative \| physic \| pumice stone \| purgative \| purge \| purging \| purificatory \| purifier \| purifying \| relieving \| remedial \| rinse \| shampoo \| soap \| softening \| solvent \| soothing \| subduing \| synthetic detergent \| tooth powder \| toothpaste \| wash See Also \| aloes \| bitter aloes \| castor oil \| Epsom salts \| laxative \| magnesium hydroxide \| medicament \| medication \| medicinal drug \| medicine \| milk of magnesia \| Rochelle powder \| Seidlitz powder \| Seidlitz powders Cathartic In Webster's Dictionary \Cathar"tic\, Catharical \Cathar"ical\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to cleanse, fr. ? pure; akin to F. chaste.] 1. (Med.) Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative. 2. Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid. \Cathar"tic\, n. [Gr. ?.] (Med.) A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity. Note: The cathartics are more energetic and certain in action that the laxatives, which simply increase the tendency to alvine evacuation; and less powerful and irritaint that the drastic purges, which cause profuse, repeated, and watery evacuations. -- {Cathar"tically}, adv. -- {Cathar"ticalness}, n.

Cathartic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cathartic?

[n] a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
[adj] strongly laxative
[adj] emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
[adj] emotionally purging

Cathartic In Webster's Dictionary

\Ca*thar"tic\, Catharical \Ca*thar"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?,
fr. ? to cleanse, fr. ? pure; akin to F. chaste.]
1. (Med.) Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by
   stool; purgative.

2. Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as
   cathartic acid.


\Ca*thar"tic\, n. [Gr. ?.] (Med.)
A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a
purgative of moderate activity.

Note: The cathartics are more energetic and certain in action
      that the laxatives, which simply increase the tendency
      to alvine evacuation; and less powerful and irritaint
      that the drastic purges, which cause profuse, repeated,
      and watery evacuations. -- {Ca*thar"tic*al*ly}, adv. --
      {Ca*thar"tic*al*ness}, n.

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