cholagogue

[ koh-luh-gawg, -gog, kol-uh- ]

adjective

1. Also cho·la·gog·ic [] promoting the flow of bile.

noun

1. a cholagogue agent.

cholagogue

/ ˈkɒləɡɒɡ /

noun

1. a drug or other substance that promotes the flow of bile from the gall bladder into the duodenum

Derived Forms

• ˌcholaˈgogic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cholagogue¹

1605–15; < French < Greek cholagōgós. See chol-, -agogue

Example Sentences

Quinine, cholagogue, and whiskey were prescribed in large quantities, and Peter wondered why they failed to cure.

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He did not suspect that the quinine went into the fire, and the cholagogue down the drain-pipe from the washstand.

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A cholagogue, on the other hand, clears away a great quantity of bile, and the skin of patients so treated at once becomes clear.

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On the other hand, if you give him a cholagogue, you will produce an abundant evacuation and not injure him at all.

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Oxbile has long been credited with a cholagogue action, which, however, has probably been greatly overestimated.

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