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Lithagogue

Lith′a-gogue

(lĭth′ȧ-gŏg)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
λίθοσ
stone +
ἀγωγόσ
leading.]
(Med.)
A medicine having, or supposed to have, the power of expelling calculous matter with the urine.
Hooper.

Definition 2024


lithagogue

lithagogue

English

Noun

lithagogue (plural lithagogues)

  1. (medicine, archaic) Any medicine capable of expelling calculous matter with the urine.
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