下剤 — meaning in English

English meaning

• cathartic adj Producing an intense emotional release, especially after built-up tension or distress.
• laxative noun A substance, food, or medicine that stimulates bowel movement.

Senses

下剤 is used for these senses in English:

• laxative Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

cathartic — full definition

1. adj Producing an intense emotional release, especially after built-up tension or distress.
2. noun A medicine that strongly stimulates the bowels; a laxative.

laxative — full definition

1. noun A substance, food, or medicine that stimulates bowel movement.
2. adj Having the effect of easing bowel movement.

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