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Record 1 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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