cholagogue
/koh-luh-gawg, -gog, kol-uh-/US // ˈkoʊ ləˌgɔg, -ˌgɒg, ˈkɒl ə- //UK // (ˈkɒləɡɒɡ) //
胆囊炎,胆囊切除术,胆汁淤积症,胆汁淤积
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
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- : Also cho·la·gog·ic [koh-luh-goj-ik, kol-uh-]. /ˌkoʊ ləˈgɒdʒ ɪk, ˌkɒl ə-/. promoting the flow of bile.
n.名词 noun
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- : a cholagogue agent.
Examples
Quinine, cholagogue, and whiskey were prescribed in large quantities, and Peter wondered why they failed to cure.
He did not suspect that the quinine went into the fire, and the cholagogue down the drain-pipe from the washstand.
A cholagogue, on the other hand, clears away a great quantity of bile, and the skin of patients so treated at once becomes clear.
On the other hand, if you give him a cholagogue, you will produce an abundant evacuation and not injure him at all.
Oxbile has long been credited with a cholagogue action, which, however, has probably been greatly overestimated.
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