choleretic
English
Etymology
From German cholereticum, from modern Latin choleresis (“bile secretion from the liver”) (modelled on diuretic).
Adjective
choleretic (comparative more choleretic, superlative most choleretic)
Related terms
- cholagogic
- choleric
- cholekinetic
- cholepoietic
- cholestatic
Noun
choleretic (plural choleretics)
- A drug which stimulates the production of bile by the liver.
- Phenobarbital is a powerful choleretic.
Related terms
- cholagogue
- cholekinesis
- choleresis
- cholepoiesis
- cholestasis
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