Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
cholagogue — [ kɔlagɔg ] adj. • 1560; de chol(é) et gr. agein « conduire » ♦ Méd. Qui facilite l évacuation de la bile. N. m. Le sorbitol est un cholagogue. ● cholagogue adjectif et nom masculin Médicament destiné à provoquer la vidange de la vésicule… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cholagogue — Chol a*gogue, a. [Gr. ?; ? bile + ? leading, ? to lead: cf. F. cholagogue.] (Med.) Promoting the discharge of bile from the system. n. An agent which promotes the discharge of bile from the system. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cholagogue — CHOLAGOGUE. adj. des 2 genres. (Pronon. Kolagogue.) Terme de Médecine. Qui fait couler la bile. La fumeterre, la scammonée, l aloès sontcholagogues. [b]f♛/b] Il se prend aussi substantivement. Il faut faire prendre des cholagogues à ce malade … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Cholagogue — A cholagogue is a medicinal agent which promotes the discharge of bile from the system, purging it downward. In Patrick O Brian s book The Post Captain, which is set in the Napoleonic era, Stephen Maturin, one of the book s main characters (who… … Wikipedia
Cholagogue — Une substance cholagogue a pour effet de faciliter l évacuation de la bile vers l intestin. Cholagogues végétaux Immortelle commune (Helichrysum stoechas) Portail de la pharmacie … Wikipédia en Français
cholagogue — /koh leuh gawg , gog , kol euh /, Med. adj. 1. Also, cholagogic /koh leuh goj ik, kol euh /. promoting the flow of bile. n. 2. a cholagogue agent. [1605 15; < F < Gk cholagogós. See CHOL , AGOGUE] * * * … Universalium
cholagogue — 1. An agent that promotes the flow of bile into the intestine, especially as a result of contraction of the gallbladder. 2. Relating to such an agent or effect. SYN: cholagogic. [chol + G. agogos, drawing forth] * * * cho·la·gogue … Medical dictionary
cholagogue — adj. causes the secretion of bile (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
cholagogue — chol·a·gogue … English syllables
cholagogue — n. a drug that stimulates the flow of bile from the gall bladder and bile ducts into the duodenum … The new mediacal dictionary
