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| hy·dra·gogue [ hdrə gòg ] (plural hy·dra·gogues) |
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type of laxative: a laxative that acts by osmosis by drawing water into the intestinal canal from the blood, thereby softening the contents. Epsom salts, once the principal hydragogue, has now been superseded by complex sugars such as lactulose that work in the same way.
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| [Mid-17th century. Via late Latin< Greek hudragōgos "conveying water" < hudr- "water"] |
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