Choleretic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A drug which stimulates the production of bile by the liver.

    "Phenobarbital is a powerful choleretic."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Stimulating the production of bile by the liver.

    "This drug has a strong choleretic effect."

Example

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"This drug has a strong choleretic effect."

Etymology

From German cholereticum, from modern Latin choleresis (“bile secretion from the liver”) (modelled on diuretic).

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