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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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extension of the
sound Black Flag
utilized on its
second album My War: heavy,
cathartic, intense,
dense and progressive. The
album pursued the newer, lengthier...
- 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...
-
relationship with
artist Robert Mapplethorpe. "I didn't
write it to be
cathartic," she noted. "I
wrote it
because Robert asked me to… Our relationship...
- used
chiefly for
emetic purposes. They
might also have
qualified for
cathartic, diap****tic, or
simply alternative uses. Such
treatments were considered...
- vinegar, and as
reference standard pH buffer.
Medical uses
include as a
cathartic, as a diuretic, and as a
veterinary laxative and diuretic. It is produced...
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guitar work,
narratively styled instrumentals –
which they
refer to as "
cathartic mini-symphonies" – and
their emotional live shows.
Originally called Breaker...
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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....
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records through Brutal Panda Records and is
known for its "intensely
cathartic live shows". ****s was
formed in 2010. In 2011, the band
released their...
