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HYDRAGOGUE

\hˈa͡ɪdɹɐɡˌɒɡ], \hˈa‍ɪdɹɐɡˌɒɡ], \h_ˈaɪ_d_ɹ_ɐ_ɡ_ˌɒ_ɡ]\

Definitions of HYDRAGOGUE

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Agents causing fecal fluidity; purgative.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Causing watery purgation.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Causing copious watery evacuations, especially by the bowels. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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