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ex·pul·sive (ek-spulґsiv) [ex- + L. pellere to drive] driving or forcing out; tending to expel.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Expulsive — Ex*pul sive, a. [Cf. F. expulsif.] Having the power of driving out or away; serving to expel. [1913 Webster] The expulsive power of a new affection. Chalmers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expulsive — /ik spul siv/, adj. tending or serving to expel. [1350 1400; ME < MF expulsive (fem.) < ML expulsivus. See EXPULSION, IVE] * * * … Universalium
expulsive — ● expulsif, expulsive adjectif (bas latin expulsivus) Qui accompagne ou favorise l expulsion du fœtus … Encyclopédie Universelle
expulsive — expulsion ► NOUN ▪ the action of expelling. DERIVATIVES expulsive adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from expellere drive out … English terms dictionary
expulsive — lsiv, sēv also lts or səv adjective Etymology: Middle English expulsif, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French expulsif, from Medieval Latin expulsivus, from Latin expulsus + ivus ive : having the power of expelling : serving to expel … Useful english dictionary
expulsive hemorrhage — expulsive choroidal hemorrhage hemorrhage of the eye, breaking through both the choroid and the retina and extruding the contents of the eye; it usually occurs during the course of an intraocular surgical procedure … Medical dictionary
expulsive — adjective see expulsion … New Collegiate Dictionary
expulsive — adjective Tending to expel or resulting in expulsion … Wiktionary
expulsive — ex pul·sive || lsɪv adj. tending or serving to expel … English contemporary dictionary
expulsive — ex·pul·sive … English syllables
