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CATARTICO [2 records]

Record 1 2020-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Pharmacology
  • Psychology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Pharmacologie
  • Psychologie
DEF

Qui purifie, libère des éléments considérés comme impurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
  • Farmacología
  • Psicología
OBS

catártico; catárquico: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el adjetivo que corresponde a "catarsis" es "catártico", con dos tes, no "catárquico".

PHR

efecto catártico, elemento catártico, situación catártica

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Record 2 2003-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

A medicine that quickens and increases the evacuation from the bowels and produces purgation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
DEF

Médicament purgatif provoquant une hypersécrétion des glandes intestinales et stimulant le péristaltisme par irritation de la muqueuse, et dont l'action est intermédiaire entre celle des laxatifs et celle des drastiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
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