laxative+medicine
111lactulose — A synthetic disaccharide used to treat hepatic encephalopathy and chronic constipation. * * * lac·tu·lose lak t(y)u̇ .lōs, .lōz n a cathartic disaccharide C12H22O11 used to treat chronic constipation and disturbances of function in the central… …
112laxation — Bowel movement, with or without laxatives. [see laxative] * * * lax·a·tion lak sā shən n a bowel movement <the danger of absorption of toxic amounts of mercury if laxation does not occur after taking calomel (U.S. Dispensatory,)({{}}27th… …
113linseed — The dried ripe seed of Linum usitatissimum (family Linaceae), flax, the fiber of which is used in the manufacture of linen; an infusion was used as a demulcent in catarrhal affections of the respiratory and urogenital tracts, and the ground seeds …
114milk — 1. A white liquid, containing proteins, sugar, and lipids, secreted by the mammary glands, and designed for the nourishment of the young. SYN: lac (1). 2. Any whitish milky fluid; e.g., the juice of the coconut or a suspension of various metallic …
115olive oil — See under oil. * * * olive oil n a pale yellow to yellowish green nondrying oil obtained from the pulp of olives usu. by expression and used chiefly as a salad oil and in cooking, in toilet soaps, and as an emollient * * * [NF] the fixed oil… …
116operate — 1. To work upon the body by the hands or by means of cutting or other instrument. 2. To perform a surgical procedure. 3. To cause a movement of the bowels; said of a laxative or cathartic remedy. [L. operor, pp. atus, to work …
117podophyllum — The rhizome of P. peltatum (family Berberidaceae), used as a powerful laxative. SYN: May apple, vegetable calomel. Indian p. the dried rhizome and roots of P. emodi, a Himalayan plant; a cholagogue and cathartic. * * * podo·phyl·lum fil əm n …
118polycarbophil — A polyacrylic acid cross linked with divinyl glycol; used as a gastrointestinal absorbent. * * * poly·car·bo·phil (pol″e kahrґbo fil) [USP] a pharmacologically inert polyacrylic acid cross linked with divinyl glycol; it is a bulk forming… …
119psyllium seed — The cleaned, dried ripe seed of Plantago indica or of P. ovata. A mild cathartic that acts by absorbing water and providing indigestible mucilaginous bulk for the intestines. Must not be used in intestinal obstruction. SYN: plantago seed,… …
120purgation — Evacuation of the bowels with the aid of a purgative or cathartic. SYN: catharsis (1). [L. purgatio] * * * pur·ga·tion .pər gā shən n 1) the act of purging specif vigorous evacuation of the bowels (as from the action of a cathartic or an… …
