Mary took an emetic.
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Emetic
Synonyms for "emetic" (74 found)
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Noun(1 words)
abstergentcatharticcleanercleaningcleaning agentcleaning solventcleansercleansingcleansing creamcold creamcreamdentifricedepurant
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10 entriesemetic agentemetic doseemetic drugemetic formulationemetic potentialemetic reflexemetic substanceover the counter emeticstrong emeticvomit inducer
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As Jan McTavish notes, when the physician diagnosed the headache's origins in the digestive system, particularly constipation, the antidote might entail cathartics (substances that accelerate defecation) or emetics (inducers of vomiting) and other regulators of the digestive process.
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