choleretic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German cholereticum, from modern Latin choleresis (“bile secretion from the liver”) (modelled on diuretic).
Adjective[edit]
choleretic (comparative more choleretic, superlative most choleretic)
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
choleretic (plural choleretics)
- A drug which stimulates the production of bile by the liver.
- Phenobarbital is a powerful choleretic.