Anacathartic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  anacathartic \an`a*ca*thar"tic\
     ([a^]n`[.a]*k[.a]*th[aum]r"t[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'anakaqartiko`s,
     fr. 'anakaqai`rein to cleanse upward, i. e., by vomiting;
     'ana` + kaqai`rein. See {Cathartic}.]
     1. (Med.) Producing vomiting or expectoration. [archaic]
        [1913 Webster + AS]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  anacathartic \an`a*ca*thar"tic\
     ([a^]n`[.a]*k[.a]*th[aum]r"t[i^]k), n. (Med.)
     An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic.
     [archaic]
     [1913 Webster + AS]