choleretic

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German cholereticum, from modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin choleresis (“bile secretion from the liver”) (modelled on diuretic).

Adjective

choleretic (comparative more choleretic, superlative most choleretic)

1. Stimulating the production of bile by the liver.

   This drug has a strong choleretic effect.

Related terms

• cholagogic
• choleric
• cholekinetic
• cholepoietic
• cholestatic

Noun

choleretic (plural choleretics)

1. A drug which stimulates the production of bile by the liver.

   Phenobarbital is a powerful choleretic.

Related terms

• cholagogue
• cholekinesis
• choleresis
• cholepoiesis
• cholestasis