Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aperient"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Aperient \A*pe"ri*ent\, a. [L. aperiens, p. pr. of aperire to
uncover, open; ab + parire, parere, to bring forth, produce.
Cf. {Cover}, {Overt}.] (Med.)
Gently opening the bowels; laxative. -- n. An aperient
medicine or food. --Arbuthnot.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
aperient
adj : mildly laxative
n : a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
[syn: {purgative}, {cathartic}, {physic}]
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