HYDRAGOGUE
Etymology
Adjective
hydragogue (comparative more hydragogue, superlative most hydragogue)
(medicine) Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy.
Noun
hydragogue (plural hydragogues)
Any medicine of this kind, usually a cathartic or diuretic.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy"dra*gogue, a. Etym: [L. hydragogus conveying off water, Gr. "y`dwr
water + hydragogue.] (Med.)
Definition: Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any
part of the body, as in dropsy.
– n.
Definition: A hydragogue medicine, usually a cathartic or diuretic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition