Anticathartic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A drug that acts as the opposite of a cathartic, inhibiting purging.
Adjective
  1. 1
    In no way causing or inducing catharsis.
  2. 2
    Acting as the opposite of a cathartic, preventing purging.

Etymology

From anti- + cathartic.

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