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



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