- cholagogic
- SYN: cholagogue (2).
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cho·la·gog·ic .käl-ə-'gäj-ik, .kōl- adj being a cholagogue: inducing a flow of bile* * *
chol·a·gog·ic (ko″lə-gojґik) stimulating the flow of bile to the duodenum.
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cholagogic
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