Purgative medicine Synonyms

Definitions for Purgative


  • (adjective) strongly laxative
  • (noun) a purging medicine ; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

Definitions for Medicine


  • (noun) a substance or preparation used to treat disease
  • (noun) the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
  • (noun) the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques