Definitions
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- adjective Stimulating the production of
bile by theliver . - noun A
drug which stimulates the production ofbile by theliver .
Etymologies
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From German cholereticum, from modern Latin choleresis ("bile secretion from the liver") (modelled on diuretic).
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Drugs that stimulate bile production by the liver are choleretic, while those that accelerate flow of bile into the duodenum are cholagogues.
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