Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
Hydragogue — Hy dra*gogue, a. [L. hydragogus conveying off water, Gr. ?; y dwr water + ? to lead: cf. F. hydragogue.] (Med.) Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy. n. A hydragogue medicine, usually a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hydragogue — ⇒HYDRAGOGUE, adj. MÉD., vx. Qui provoque l évacuation des liquides de l organisme. Quant aux médicaments on commencera par évacuer le malade avec des purgatifs hydragogues, tels que le jalap, la scammonée, et même quelques grains de gomme gutte,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
hydragogue — /huy dreuh gawg , gog /, adj. 1. causing the discharge of watery fluid, as from the bowels. n. 2. Also, hydragog. Pharm. a hydragogue agent. [1630 40; < L hydragogus < Gk hydragogós water conveying, equiv. to hydr HYDR 1 + agogós leading, guiding … Universalium
hydragogue — noun also hydragog ˈhīdrəˌgäg ( s) Etymology: obsolete hydragogue, adjective, causing a watery discharge from the bowels, from Late Latin hydragogus, from Greek hydragōgos, from hydr + agōgos leading, drawing forth more at agogue : a cathartic… … Useful english dictionary
HYDRAGOGUE — adj. des deux genres T. de Médec. Il se dit Des médicaments auxquels on attribuait la propriété de faire écouler la sérosité épanchée dans les différentes cavités du corps ou dans le tissu cellulaire. Il s emploie aussi substantivement, au… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
hydragogue — Producing a discharge of watery fluid; denoting a class of cathartics that retain fluids in the intestine and aid in the removal of edematous fluids, e.g., saline cathartics. [hydr + G. agogos, drawing forth] * * * hy·dra·gogue also hy·dra·gog hī … Medical dictionary
Hydragogue — A strong laxative, producing a water discharge from the bowels. Solanum … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
hydragogue — adj. causes the secretion of fluid, diarrhetic … English contemporary dictionary
hydragogue — hy·dra·gogue … English syllables
hydragogue — a.,n. (drug) causing discharge of water … Dictionary of difficult words
