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A remedy which promotes discharges, as an emetic, or a cathartic.

EMETIC
Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by the mouth. -- n.
WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
WHICH
the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
EMETICAL
Inducing to vomit; producing vomiting; emetic. -- E*met"ic*al*ly, adv.
CATHARTIC
A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity. Note: The cathartics are more energetic and certain in action that the laxatives, which simply increase the tendency to alvine evacuation; and less powerful and
REMEDY
The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong. Civil remedy. See under Civil. -- Remedy of the mint , a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called also tolerance. Syn. -- Cure;
CATHARTIC; CATHARICAL
Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative. 2. Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid.
ANTEMETIC
Tending to check vomiting. -- n.
ANACATHARTIC
Producing vomiting or expectoration. -- n.
EMETO-CATHARTIC
Producing vomiting and purging at the same time.
CATO-CATHARTIC
A remedy that purges by alvine discharges.
ANTIEMETIC
See ANTEMETIC