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purgative


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noun

Definition of PURGATIVE

: a purging medicine : cathartic
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First Known Use of PURGATIVE

1576

Other Pharmacology Terms

anodyne, cathartic, emetic, emollient, liniment, paregoric, poultice, purgative, soporific, spectrum

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