"hydragogue" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more hydragogue [comparative], most hydragogue [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin hydragogus (“conveying off water”), from Ancient Greek ὑδραγωγός (hudragōgós, “to lead”). Compare French hydragogue. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|hydragogus||conveying off water}} Latin hydragogus (“conveying off water”), {{der|en|grc|ὑδραγωγός||to lead}} Ancient Greek ὑδραγωγός (hudragōgós, “to lead”), {{cog|fr|hydragogue}} French hydragogue Head templates: {{en-adj}} hydragogue (comparative more hydragogue, superlative most hydragogue)
  1. (medicine) Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-hydragogue-en-adj-rEMRc6cc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Topics: medicine, sciences

Noun [English]

Forms: hydragogues [plural]
Etymology: From Latin hydragogus (“conveying off water”), from Ancient Greek ὑδραγωγός (hudragōgós, “to lead”). Compare French hydragogue. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|hydragogus||conveying off water}} Latin hydragogus (“conveying off water”), {{der|en|grc|ὑδραγωγός||to lead}} Ancient Greek ὑδραγωγός (hudragōgós, “to lead”), {{cog|fr|hydragogue}} French hydragogue Head templates: {{en-noun}} hydragogue (plural hydragogues)
  1. Any medicine of this kind, usually a cathartic or diuretic.
    Sense id: en-hydragogue-en-noun-guh9muVG

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