purgative
131cathartic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. laxative, physic, purgative, aperient, purifying. See remedy, cleanness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. purging, cleansing, purifying; see cleaning . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of, relating… …
132medicine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. medicament, medication, remedy; therapy, physic; medical profession. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The healing profession] Syn. medical men, healers, practitioners, doctors, physicians, surgeons, osteopaths …
