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)
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[edit]Noun
[edit]choleretic (plural choleretics)
- A drug which stimulates the production of bile by the liver.
- Phenobarbital is a powerful choleretic.