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]
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