The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hydragogue
Hydragogue \Hy"dra*gogue\, a. [L. hydragogus conveying off water, Gr. ?; "y`dwr water + ? to lead: cf. F. hydragogue.] (Med.) Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy. -- n. A hydragogue medicine, usually a cathartic or diuretic.
Wiktionary
hydragogue
a. (context medicine English) Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy. n. Any medicine of this kind, usually a cathartic or diuretic.
Usage examples of "hydragogue".
These diseases will bear thorough depletion of the alimentary canal, active, hydragogue cathartics being indicated.
Gamboge is a powerful drastic, hydragogue cathartic, which is apt to produce nausea and vomiting.