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Cathartic
Cathartic Ca*thar"tic, Catharical Ca*thar"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?,
fr. ? to cleanse, fr. ? pure; akin to F. chaste.]
1. (Med.) Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by
stool; purgative.
2. Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as
cathartic acid.
CatharticCathartic Ca*thar"tic, n. [Gr. ?.] (Med.)
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 irritaint
that the drastic purges, which cause profuse, repeated,
and watery evacuations. -- Ca*thar"tic*al*ly, adv. --
Ca*thar"tic*al*ness, n.
Meaning of Cathartic from wikipedia
- In medicine, a
cathartic is a
substance that
accelerates defecation. This is
similar to a laxative,
which is a
substance that
eases defecation, usually...
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evacuation of the
catamenia ("monthlies",
menstrual fluid). Similarly, a
cathartic is a
substance that
accelerates the
defecation of faeces. The
first recorded...
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photograph of
Ludwig Wittgenstein,
taken in 1930.
Wittgenstein theorised on the
psychological implications and
mechanisms of
confession as a
cathartic act....
- to
uncover psychological relief,
horror can
provide a
similar route to
cathartic experiences.
According to
Geraci et al., "Strange things—the monstrous...
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Jalap is a
cathartic drug,
largely obsolete in
Western medicine,
consisting of the
tuberous roots of
Ipomoea purga, a
convolvulaceous plant growing on...
- Hi'iaka, also
known as "The
Skirt of Hi'iaka," it is
commonly used as a
cathartic and to
treat babies with thrush. It is an
excellent plant for
ground coverage...
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straight to the cops for
restraining orders, but that's not
nearly as
cathartic as
getting in people's
grills and
yelling at them." The show's
first season...
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types of
cathartics used in
poisoned patients;
saline cathartics (sodium sulfate,
magnesium citrate,
magnesium sulfate) and
saccharide cathartics (sorbitol)...
- 2018.
Retrieved May 1, 2018. "Why
Starring in "The Prom" Was "Incredibly
Cathartic" for
Ariana DeBose".
Oprah Daily.
December 23, 2020.
Archived from the...
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pressure until it
almost can't be tolerated" and then have a "really
cathartic release at the end of the piece".
Hunter wrote the
screenplay for Darren...
