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Laxative — Laxatives (purgatives, aperients) are foods, compounds, or drugs taken to induce bowel movements or to loosen the stool, most often taken to treat constipation. Certain stimulant, lubricant, and saline laxatives are used to evacuate the colon for … Wikipedia
laxative — laxatively, adv. laxativeness, n. /lak seuh tiv/, n. 1. a medicine or agent for relieving constipation. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or constituting a laxative; purgative. 3. Archaic. a. (of the bowels) subject to looseness. b. (of a disease)… … Universalium
Phospho soda — is an over the counter saline laxative consisting mostly of monobasic sodium phosphate monohydrate and dibasic sodium phosphate heptahydrate. It is often taken to prepare for colonoscopy.An amount of Phospho soda (normally 1.5fluid ounce or 45… … Wikipedia
Magnesium citrate — IUPAC name Magnesium 2 hydroxypropane 1,2,3 tricarboxylate … Wikipedia
magnesium citrate — n a crystalline salt used in the form of a lemony acidulous effervescent solution as a saline laxative * * * [USP] a saline laxative used for bowel evacuation before diagnostic procedures or surgery of the colon; administered orally; also used to … Medical dictionary
sa|line — «SAY lyn, LEEN», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. a) of salt; like salt; salty: »a saline taste. b) consisting of or constituting common salt: »saline particles, saline substances. 2. containing common salt or any other salts: »a saline solution … Useful english dictionary
Magnesium sulfate — Anhydrous magnesium sulfate Epsomite (heptahydrate) … Wikipedia
Dientamoebiasis — Classification and external resources ICD 9 007 DiseasesDB 32407 … Wikipedia
Disodium phosphate — IUPAC name Sodium hydrogen phosphate … Wikipedia
Sulfonmethane — drugbox IUPAC name = 2,2 bis(ethylsulfonyl)propane width = 180 CAS number = 115 24 2 ATC prefix = ATC suffix = PubChem = 8262 C=7 | H=16 | O=4 | S=2 molecular weight = 228.3295 g/mol smiles = CCS(=O)(=O)C(C)(C)S(=O)(=O)CC melting point = melting… … Wikipedia
