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Meanings of
cathartics
in English
Portuguese
catártico
Spanish
catártica
Catalan
catàrtic
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Agents that are used to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.
cathartic
purgatives
bowel evacuants
Portuguese
catártico
Synonyms
Examples for "
cathartic
"
cathartic
purgatives
bowel evacuants
Examples for "
cathartic
"
1
Shooting the role was exhausting and
cathartic
,
particularly given Douglas's own circumstances.
2
So yes, it was very
cathartic
in that way, the actor said.
3
However, changing our perspective may be a helpful and a
cathartic
move.
4
And yes, the actual writing of the book itself was extremely
cathartic
.
5
There is extreme violence, but it's
cathartic
and secondary to the characterisation.
1
There is no evidence of which I am cognizant in favor of
purgatives
.
2
The use of castor oil and other strong
purgatives
do not interrupt it.
3
Nothing seemed to benefit him, and
purgatives
only augmented his trouble.
4
Similarly, long-continued administration of strong
purgatives
tends to make them a permanent necessity.
5
There are certain cases in which
purgatives
are alleged to be of use, viz.
Usage of
cathartics
in English
1
Pity and terror, says Aristotle in his Poetics, are the soul's
cathartics
.
2
In actual medical supplies, we had plenty of quinine and
cathartics
.
3
The use of
cathartics
is dangerous, for they may excite superpurgation.
4
Salines should not be allowed, or other
cathartics
which cause profuse watery discharges.
5
Castor oil, calomel, and other frequently-used
cathartics
should never be used in simple constipation.
6
The true action of
cathartics
explained, and popular suppositions corrected.
7
The antidotes for nightshade poison are emetics,
cathartics
,
and stimulants.
8
These swellings had been twice considerably abated by drastic
cathartics
.
9
With our laxatives,
cathartics
,
diuretics, diaphoretics and tonics, we are doing the same thing.
10
We avoid all anodynes, hypnotics, sedatives, antipyretics, laxatives,
cathartics
,
etc.
11
We found four different herbs that are the most violent
cathartics
you ever dreamed of.
12
Naturally we cannot consider
cathartics
of any kind, notwithstanding their power to produce temporary results.
13
These diseases will bear thorough depletion of the alimentary canal, active, hydragogue
cathartics
being indicated.
14
Treatment.-Inall cases empty the stomach by emetics or stomach tube and the bowels by
cathartics
.
15
And for that owing to a stone in the ureter, venesection,
cathartics
,
opiates, sal soda aerated.
16
Saline
cathartics
,
as Epsom or Glauber's salt, and diuretics, ounce doses of saltpeter, may be given.
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cathartics
cathartic
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
drastic cathartics
cause by cathartics
consider cathartics
give cathartics
hypodermic cathartics
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Translations for
cathartics
Portuguese
catártico
Spanish
catártica
catártico
catartica
catartico
Catalan
catàrtic
Cathartics
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