Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A surface-active agent, C20H37O7S, given orally in the form of its sodium salt, that decreases surface tension in the intestinal tract and acts as a stool softener.
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- noun A particular
surfactant , used as astool softener orlaxative .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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We don’t carry any name brands but we do have a generic, it’s called docusate.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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We don’t carry any name brands but we do have a generic, it’s called docusate.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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In the past, we have even recommended using a couple drops of docusate sodium Colace, Diocto, Docu, a liquid laxative, to soften earwax.
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The real secret is that docusate is one of the most effective stool softeners known to medicine.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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The real secret is that docusate is one of the most effective stool softeners known to medicine.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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For example, docusate sodium (which also has a weak stimulant action).
tequilamonky Diary Entry tequilamonky 2009
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If your main symptom is straining to pass hard, dry stools, try docusate Colace and generic, an emollient type of laxative better known as a stool softener.
When the going gets tough: Constipation causes and treatments 2008
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If your main symptom is straining to pass hard, dry stools, try docusate (Colace and generic), an emollient type of laxative better known as a stool softener.
When the going gets tough: Constipation causes and treatments 2008
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She has tried prescription and over-the-counter medicines, including fiber and docusate, to no avail.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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Hydrochlorothiazide drug interactions docusate sodium
personal « WordPress.com Tag Feed snqgpxxmiysnd 2010
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